Genetics/Genomics News

A novel predictive model with single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with atrial fibrillation plus clinical risk factors better predicted AF risk than genetic risk factors alone, according to a study published in HeartRhythm.

For more than half of the genes thought to be associated with long QT syndrome, there is insufficient evidence to support disease causation, researchers wrote in Circulation.

Healio and Cardiology Today compiled a list of the most-read articles on updates in genetics and CVD published in 2019.

Patients with a genetic predisposition for obesity may have an increased risk for aortic valve stenosis and valve replacement, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

A genomic risk score developed with a meta-scoring approach may predict the risk for ischemic stroke, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

A global consortium of representatives from more than 40 countries issued a call to action to address gaps in screening and guideline-based care for patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.

Women with peripartum cardiomyopathy have a 16 times greater prevalence of cancer compared with those who do not, and cancer incidence was associated with greater delay in recovery of cardiac function, according to findings published in JACC: CardioOncology.

Healio and Cardiology Today reported live from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia, bringing readers the latest research and breaking news in cardiology.

The TTR V122I genetic variant was significantly linked to HF among patients of African or Latino ancestry, according to a study published in JAMA.

Black patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy were often diagnosed at a younger age and were less likely to carry a sarcomere mutation compared with white patients, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology.