Cardiovascular Genetics

Our Cardiovascular Genetics Program provides clinical evaluation, genetic testing, and management recommendations for adult patients and their families. Both inpatient and outpatient consultative services are provided by a core group of faculty members. Other members of the team include a nurse manager, a nurse practitioner, and genetic counselors. Care coordination with pediatric cardiology is also provided.

The Outpatient Service Comprising of Several Clinics Specializing in:

• Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
• Complications of connective tissue disorders, including:
  • Marfan syndrome
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
• Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)
• Familial dyslipidemias
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
• Inherited arrhythmias or “channelopathies,” such as:
  • Brugada syndrome
  • LQTS
  • SQTS
  • CPVT
• Neuromuscular disorders, including:
  • Becker and Duchenne muscular dystrophy
  • Myotonic dystrophy
• Other cardiomyopathies

Personalized Services Tailored to Specific Patients and Families, Generally on the Same Day:

• Consultation with genetic cardiologist
• Consultation with genetic counselor
• Additional consultations and testing as needed
  • Cardiac electrophysiology
  • Interventional cardiology
  • Cardiac surgery
  • Sleep medicine
  • Psychiatry or clinical psychology
  • Genetic testing
    • Electrocardiogram
• Ambulatory electrocardiophic monitoring
• Implantable loop recording
• Exercise stress test
• Imaging
  • Echocardiogram
  • MRI

Research

Clinical Trials

Our specialists have participated in clinical research that has resulted in the currently approved therapies. We continue to participate in clinical studies to determine how to combine current medications with new treatment options. You may be eligible to participate in a trial of new therapies. Learn more about clinical trials.

Labs

Learn more about our research in cardiovascular medicine.