Integration of genetic testing into diagnostic pathways for cardiomyopathies: a clinical consensus statement by the ESC Council on Cardiovascular Genomics
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: In the modern era, cardiologists managing patients and families with cardiomyopathies need to be familiar with every stage of the diagnostic pathway from clinical phenotyping to the prescription and interpretation of genetic tests. This clinical consensus statement from the ESC Council for Cardiovascular Genomics aims to promote the integration of genetic testing into routine cardiac care of patients with cardiomyopathies, as recommended in the 2023 ESC guidelines for cardiomyopathies. The document describes the types of genetic tests currently available and provides advice on their prescription and for counselling after the return of genetic findings, including the approach in patients and families with variants of unknown significance.
Source: European Heart Journal
Institutions: St Bartholomew's Hospital, University College London, German Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technical University of Munich, Erasmus Hospital, St George's, University of London, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, University of Oxford, Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, University Medical Center Utrecht, Erasmus MC, Radboud University Nijmegen, University of Antwerp, Radboud University Medical Center, Antwerp University Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, LMU Klinikum, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4405236265