Genomet i kardiologien

Henning Bundgaard, Birgitte Rode Diness, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen, Finn Lund Henriksen, Ole Eschen, Flemming Skovby, Ole Havndrup, Henrik Kjærulf Jensen, Anne Tybjærg-Hansen

Abstract

Several cardiac diseases are autosomal dominantly inherited. This includes cardiomyopathies, primary arrhythmias (channelopathies), dyslipidaemias, premature ischaemic heart diseases and diseases of the thoracic aorta. Sudden cardiac death in the young is also often due to one of the inherited cardiac diseases. Clinical and genetic cascade family screening of the relatives to patients with inherited cardiac diseases is now organized in a national network of centres of cardiology, sharing pedigrees, clinical and genetic information. This gives unique opportunities for offering focused prophylaxis in the group of high-risk relatives.

Original languageDanish
Article numberV06140376
JournalUgeskrift for Laeger
Volume176
Issue number46
Number of pages5
ISSN0041-5782
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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