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An in-depth, multigenerational family history enhances the diagnosis, genetic testing strategy, and sudden cardiac death risk assessment for families affected by inherited hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
A comprehensive, multigenerational family history is a dynamic and essential tool for diagnosing and managing inherited cardiac hypertrophy such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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May support detailed family history in HCM evaluation; leaves open prospective validation of SCD risk improvements.
Dunn et al. (2013) conducted a review in Inherited cardiac hypertrophy / Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Family history assessment was evaluated. An in-depth, multigenerational family history enhances the diagnosis, genetic testing strategy, and sudden cardiac death risk assessment for families affected by inherited hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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