are heart conditions genetic
Other heart conditions, such as those that affect your heart's muscle, valves or rhythm, also are considered forms of heart disease. Many forms of heart disease can be prevented or treated with healthy lifestyle choices. 1  Symptoms. Specific Genetic Disorders. Many human diseases have a genetic component. Some of these conditions are under investigation by researchers at or associated with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Below is a list of selected genetic, orphan and rare diseases. This list is by no means comprehensive. The term heart disease is often used interchangeably with the term cardiovascular disease.. Cardiovascular disease generally refers to conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain (angina) or stroke. As genetic testing becomes increasingly available for these conditions, the Johns Hopkins Center for Inherited Heart Diseases can provide you with appropriate counseling on the risks and benefits of these tests. Heart disease describes a range of conditions that affect your heart. Diseases under the heart disease umbrella include blood vessel diseases, such as coronary artery disease; heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias); and heart defects you're born with (congenital heart defects), among others. Most inherited heart conditions can affect people at any age. Additional Pediatric cardiology specialists are available through the Helen B. Taussig Pediatric Cardiology Center at Johns Hopkins. Inherited heart conditions are caused by a fault (or mutation) in one of more of our genes. If one of your parents has a faulty gene, there’s a 50:50 chance you could inherit it. If you do, then there’s also a 50:50 chance you could pass it on to each of your children. Some inherited conditions include: 1  Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD). 2  Brugada syndrome. 3  Cardiac amyloidosis. 4  Cardiac myxoma. 5  Familial dilated cardiomyopathy. 6  Familial valvular heart disease. 7  Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. 8  Long QT syndrome. Inherited heart conditions. Inherited conditions can be passed on through families. They can affect many parts of the body or cause many different conditions. They are sometimes called genetic heart conditions. Inherited heart conditions can affect people of any age and can be life threatening. For many families, the first sign there’s a problem is when someone dies suddenly with no obvious cause or explanation. Center for Inherited Heart Diseases. Inherited heart diseases can affect more than one person in a single family. The Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute’s Center for Inherited Heart Diseases seeks to identify these familial diseases and slow their progression through preventative care.
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