…total obliteration of affected vessels. Genetic, molecular, and acquired factors may interact in its development. PAH may be idiopathic, heritable, drug associated, or associated with…

…or angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors (ARNIs), or a reduced requirement for antihypertensives, should prompt clinical suspicion [1]. Cardiac Signs and Symptoms Patients often present with…

Cardiology Genetic and miscellaneous conditions Definition and classification Coronary anomalies are congenital abnormalities involving the origin, course, distribution, or termination of the coronary arteries. They…

…condition may develop a phenotype later and require delayed or individualized assessment. Disease specific genetic architecture HCM is predominantly associated with variants affecting sarcomeric proteins…

…develops during the third or fourth decade in males and approximately 10 years later in females. Untreated HoFH is associated with extensive premature and progressive…

…condition has been recognized for decades, and it has been regarded as a benign form of ST segment elevation with slurring or notching at the…

ECG Genetic and miscellaneous conditions Eletrical alternans: an ECG sign of pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade The pericardial space (cavity) always contains a small amount…

…to that seen in patients with STEMI. Moreover, the pain in acute pericarditis may also, as in STEMI, radiate to the neck, shoulders or back…

…in situations with extreme stress, such as car accidents, gun violence, threats, or any situation in which the individual's life is (or perceived as…

Arrhythmias and arrhythmology ECG Genetic and miscellaneous conditions Brugada syndrome: A life threatening arrhythmia with unknown prevalence Pedro Brugada and his two brothers, Josep and…