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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.