Cardiovascular conditions
- GP's role
- Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH)
- Clinical features
- Genetics
- Prevalence
- Investigations
- Management
- Implications for family members
- Coronary artery disease (CAD)
- Genetics
- Table 1: Risks of death from ischaemic heart disease between the ages of 35 and 55 years
in 1° relatives of index patients with ischaemic heart disease - Hypertension
- Genetics
- Cardiomyopathies
- (a) Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHCM)
- Clinical features
- Genetics
- Prevalence
- Investigations
- Table 2: Recommended frequency of clinical screening for unaffected family members
- Management
- (b) Dilated (congestive) cardiomyopathy (DCM)
- Clinical features
- Genetics
- Prevalence
- Investigations
- Management
- Congenital heart conditions
- Genetics
- Prevalence
- Investigations
- Management
- Implications for other family members
- Table 3: Risks for relatives of a family member affected with a congenital heart condition
- Long QT syndrome (LQTS)
- Clinical features
- Genetics
- Prevalence
- Management
- Inherited conditions of connective tissue with cardiovascular effects
- (a) Marfan syndrome
- Clinical features
- Genetics
- Prevalence
- Management
- (b) Ehlers Danlos syndrome type IV
- Clinical features
- Genetics
- Management
- Further information
- Bibliography
- Patient and family fact sheet
- Heart conditions