Familial heart diseases are rare diseases of genetic origin that can be transmitted from one generation to another.. Sometimes they remain asymptomatic throughout life; however, In other cases they can manifest as sudden death, even as a first manifestation, or evolve into heart failure that may require a transplant.
The Dra. Esther Zorio, cardiologist at the Hospital La Fe in Valencia, brings us closer to these diseases, to the keys to its detection and to the advances that are transforming its diagnosis and treatment.
He interviews him Dr. Javier Chorro, Professor of Medicine at the University of Valencia and General Secretary and Full Academician of the Royal Academy of Medicine of the Valencian Community, who visits the Cañada Blanch headquarters again in a new meeting of the cycle of Healthy Living.
Unlike other cardiac pathologies, The management of these diseases requires a family approach that includes the study of first-degree relatives, advice on sports practice, as well as genetic and reproductive counseling. Your diagnosis requires, besides, a high degree of suspicion and, frequently, a multimodal and multidisciplinary approach, and the combination of different tests, from electrocardiograms and imaging techniques to genetic studies.
The advances of recent years have been extraordinary. artificial intelligence, cardiac MRI, Access to genetic studies and the development of new therapies are opening up increasingly promising possibilities.
