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Genetic testing is becoming increasingly important in many specialties, including cardiology. This allows for a provider to accurately diagnose a disease associated with a causative genetic mutation for the purpose of not only appropriate clinical management, but to screen family members who may be at risk, potentially decreasing morbidity and mortality. This chapter will provide a basic overview of genetic testing and discuss a few of the more common genetic inherited arrhythmia syndromes in cardiology.
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Allshouse, K. (2023). Cardiac Channelopathies. In: Musialowski, R., Allshouse, K. (eds) Cardiovascular Manual for the Advanced Practice Provider. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35819-7_11
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