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  1. 4 February, 2025

    Inherited heart conditions: Genetic risk for heart problems and hereditary arrhythmia

    Heart diseases do not only develop due to acquired risk factors, such as smoking or hypertension. There are hereditary or inherited heart conditions that can affect multiple generations within the same family, often without showing obvious symptoms until a serious event occurs, such as an arrhythmia or even sudden cardiac death. These conditions are known as familial cardiomyopathies, a group of Inherited Heart Diseases and genetic heart disorders that require early diagnosis and specialized monitoring.

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  2. 22 January, 2025

    Who can experience Sudden Death and what is Brugada Syndrome?

    Sudden Death is the sudden and unexpected cardiac arrest that occurs in an apparently healthy person. It can therefore affect anyone and at any time. In Spain there are 30,000 cases a year and several million worldwide.

    Brugada Syndrome is a genetic heart disorder caused by a mutation that affects the electrical impulses in the heart. This abnormality causes ventricular arrhythmia which may, in severe cases, lead to Sudden Death. Read more…