Congenital heart disease (CHD) includes a variety of structural malformations affecting the heart and blood vessels. With growing understanding of the molecular processes involved in heart development ...

Hereditary ATTR-CM can run in families. Learn who may be at risk, when genetic testing is recommended, the benefits of screening, and how to talk with relatives.

A retrospective study highlighted the challenges of genetic testing interpretation for less-represented groups in public databases of genetic variation. The study covered French-Canadians at a large, ...

In Pennsylvania and nationwide, heart disease is the leading cause of death. While certain lifestyle factors, like smoking and high cholesterol, can increase a person’s risk for heart disease, ...

Novel study used whole genome sequencing to combine monogenetic and polygenetic testing, which are often siloed in research and practice More physicians should order genetic testing but much of the ...

Heart conditions are one of the most common diseases among people globally. Lifestyle factors such as smoking, drinking, ...

Genetic testing and family screening help to provide explanations for sudden cardiac death in children and young adults, shows a population-based study. The research, which appears in The New England ...

Genetic testing in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) may identify those at higher risk of developing incident cardiomyopathy or heart failure, new research from the Netherlands suggested. In a ...

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Vancouver, BC - A molecular genetic autopsy performed on the tissue of a 21-year-old woman who died suddenly of unexplained causes identified a novel mutation in the KCNH2 gene at a region that is ...

U.K. researchers developed an AI-powered T-shirt that monitors electrical signals continuously, addressing gaps in traditional ECG testing methods.

The coverage of variants yielded by testing technologies is indicated. Structural variants may entail duplications, deletions, and unbalanced insertions, while positional changes may involve balanced ...