The Genetic Heart Disease Program provides evaluations, medical care, genetic testing, and counseling for patients with heart conditions that run in their families. These can include:

Abnormal Heart Beat (Arrhythmia)

  • Atrial Fibrillation, early onset or family history
  • Brugada Syndrome
  • CPVT (Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachychardia)
  • Long QT Syndrome
  • Short QT Syndrome
  • Sudden Cardiac Death: Family history of sudden cardiac arrest, or death, or family history of unexplained death

Aortic Disease

  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aortic Dissection
  • Coarctation of the Aorta
  • Marfan Syndrome
  • Loeys-Dietz Syndrome

Cardiomyopathy (Abnormal Heart Muscle)

  • AVRC or AVRD (Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy or Dysplasia)
  • Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • LVNC (Left Ventricular Non-Compaction)
  • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

Congenital Heart Defects

These are defects present at birth. They are usually detected and treated at a young age, but do require medical follow up as patients become adults.

  • Atrioventricular Canal Defects
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Transposition of the Great Arteries
  • Truncus Arterious

Coronary Artery Disease

  • Heart Attack or Coronary Artery Disease, early onset (younger than 55 in men, younger than 65 in women)

High Cholesterol

  • Familial Hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol that runs in families)