Articles & courses

Articles
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

…example, heterozygous carriers in a clearly recessive cardiomyopathy may not require the same follow up as individuals at risk in an autosomal dominant family, whereas…

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

…an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest. They identified five unrelated families with features that represent a previously unrecognized autosomal dominant syndrome (4). Figure 1 …

Brugada syndrome: ECG, clinical features and management

…the highest risk of experiencing malign ventricular arrhythmias. Brugada syndrome is hereditary with an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern, meaning that only one mutated gene is…

Cardiac amyloidosis

…18 [19]: Variant or Hereditary ATTR (ATTRv): Caused by autosomal dominant single nucleotide polymorphisms resulting in amino acid substitutions that destabilize the normal tetrameric TTR…

Brugada Syndrome: Diagnosis & SCD Prevention

…Brugada syndrome was classically defined as a monogenic, autosomal dominant channelopathy with incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity. The first and most critical genetic locus identified…

Media

No matches.

Tests

Tools