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Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy / Dysplasia (ARVC, ARVD)

…cells mechanically and electrically. Most mutations are inherited in an autosomal dominant manner, with variable penetrance and expressivity. Recessive forms exist, although they are rare…

Familial and Genetic Screening in Premature Cardiovascular Disease

…heritable cardiovascular conditions demonstrate autosomal dominant transmission, in which an affected heterozygous individual has a 50% risk of transmitting the relevant variant to each child…

Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM): Definition, Types, Diagnostics & Treatment

…these individuals. The majority of the mutations are inherited in an autosomal dominant manner with variable penetrance and expressivity. Autosomal recessive, X linked recessive, and…

A Novel Familial Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndrome Identified Using ECG

…fibrillation arrests and moderate left ventricular dysfunction. This patient died at age 17 years due to complications related to his arrhythmia. His father and uncle…

Brugada syndrome: ECG, clinical features and management

…ventricular arrhythmias. Brugada syndrome is hereditary with an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern, meaning that only one mutated gene is necessary to develop the disorder. Till…

Cardiac amyloidosis

…visits for heart failure without disease recognition in the 3 years preceding diagnosis is also a notable red flag [8]. Furthermore, intolerance to beta blockers…

Brugada Syndrome: Diagnosis & SCD Prevention

…SCD in men under the age of 40 in endemic regions [3] . The global prevalence is estimated at 1 to 5 per 10,000 individuals…

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