Treatment for the genetic form of a cardiovascular disease is identical to treatment for the condition when it is not inherited. However, if an individual carries a genetic mutation for a cardiac disease but is not experiencing any symptoms of the condition, physicians at the Cardiovascular Genetic Center will recommend close monitoring by an expert in that particular disease. Often early medical intervention can prevent or delay the onset of disease, and careful evaluation can prevent or minimize the incidence of high risk cardiac events and sudden death. In addition, these patients can take preventative measures, including lifestyle changes that may be protective.
Any of the following treatments are available to a patient who develops an inherited cardiac condition:
Individualized Clinical Care Plans--Customized care plans are designed for each of our patients that are based on risk of heart disease and/or clinical status. Clinicians at the Cardiovascular Genetics Center work closely with referring physicians and other specialists involved in care to manage each patient’s unique needs.
Interventional Procedures
• hemodynamic studies
• alcohol septal ablation
• percutaneous coronary intervention
• state-of-the-art management of heart failure
• cardiac surgical intervention, including septal myectomy and valve surgery
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