Genetic Heart Conditions

In recent years, there has been rapid growth in understanding the genetic basis for a wide variety of cardiovascular disorders. Research into the molecular basis for genetic cardiac disease is continuously ongoing and applying that knowledge to the clinical setting results in the enhancement of the care patients and their families receive.

CardioGene.org pulls together the latest research and technologies to offer comprehensive, up to date information pretaining to the evaluation, diagnosis, and management for individuals at risk for inherited cardiac disease.

Clinical care is usually required for any heart condition with a known genetic basis. The clinic should also provide diagnostic consultation for patients in which the heart condition is accompanied by other developmental anomalies or birth defects. Common genetic heart disorders include:

Marfan Syndrome
Muscular Dystrophy
Mitochondrial Myopathy
VCFS/DiGeorge Syndrome
Heterotaxy
Noonan Syndrome (Download Checklist)
Turner's Syndrome
Williams Syndrome
Chromosomal Disorders
Disorders of Cardiac Muscle
Disorders of Cardiac Conduction