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Genetic Heart Disorders |
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Heart disease is often a family matter.
The UCSF Heart and Vascular Center's Program in Cardiovascular Genetics helps identify and treat genetic heart disorders. The program's team of experts — including cardiologists, geneticists and genetic counselors — helps identify signs and symptoms of genetic heart conditions, to diagnose problems and provide treatment plans for those with genetic heart disorders.
The Program in Cardiovascular Genetics evaluates and treats patients with:
- Marfan syndrome and related conditions. Marfan syndrome affects the body's connective tissue and growth. It can also weaken the aorta, which is the main pipeline carrying blood out of the heart.
- Familial cardiomyopathies, including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, familial dilated cardiomyopathy, and other hereditary cardiomyopathies. Cardiomyopathies are diseases of the heart muscle that cause the heart not to work as well as it should.
- Genetic arrhythmias, such as arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, long QT syndrome and Brugada syndrome. These are hereditary conditions in which the heart rhythm is abnormal.
- Congenital heart defects, which are structural differences in the heart, such as a "hole in the heart." These are present from birth.
To make an appointment at one of our clinics or to get more information about Cardiovascular Genetics, please call (415) 476-5354.
For help finding a doctor, contact our Physician Referral Service:
Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Medical Center.
Last updated December 18, 2008
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