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Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease Flashcards

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What are the causes of congenital heart defects?

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Copy number variation e.g. trisomy 21, 22q11 deletion
Single nucleotide variation - Mendelian disorders e.g. Marfans
Multifactorial - isolated CHD
Uncertain
Teratogens e.g. rubella, sodium valproate

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Down syndrome is caused by trisomy of what chromosome?

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Trisomy 21

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What percentage of Down syndrome is due to maternal non-dysfunction, and what is this associated with?

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95% maternal non-dysjunction

Associated with maternal age

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What percentage of Down syndrome is due to translocation and what percentage is due to mosaic abnormalities?

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3% translocation

2% mosaic

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What percentage of babies with Down syndrome have atrioventricular septal defects?

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15%

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What congenital abnormalities might a baby with Down syndrome have?

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Atrioventricular septal defect
Duodenal atresia
Nuchal translucency

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Is chromosome abnormality more common in foetuses with congenital heart disease or in newborns with congenital heart disease?

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More common in foetuses with congenital heart disease - 19% of foetuses with CHD will have abnormal chromosomes whereas only 13% of newborns with CHD will have abnormal chromosomes

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What is Turner syndrome?

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Condition where a female has only one normal X sex chromosome rather than 2 - 45X

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What percentage of Turner syndrome is caused by a mosaic mutation?

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30%

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Turner syndrome is present in how many live births?

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1/3000

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What cardiovascular abnormality is seen in Turner syndrome?

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Coarctation of the aorta

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What are the features of Turner syndrome?

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Short stature
Gonadal dysgenesis
Puffy hands
Neck webbing

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What are the single gene disorder causes of neck webbing?

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Turner syndrome
Noonan syndrome
CFC syndrome
Leopard syndrome
Costello syndrome
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What is the gene affected in Noonan syndrome?

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PTPN11 gene

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What are the features of Noonan syndrome?

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Short stature
Neck webbing
Cryptorchidism
Characteristic face

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What cardiovascular abnormality is associated with Noonan syndrome?

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Pulmonary stenosis

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What are the features of cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome?

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Noonan-like appearance
Ectodermal problems
Developmental delay

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What are the features of Leopard syndrome?

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Noonan-like appearance
Multiple lentigines
Deafness

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What are the features of Costello syndrome?

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Noonan-like appearance 
Thickened skin folds
Susceptibility to warts
Cardiomyopathy 
Cancer risk in later life
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What are the CATCH 22 features of 22q11 deletion syndrome)

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CATCH 22

C - cardiac malformation
A - abnormal facies
T - thymic hypoplasia
C - cleft palate
H - hypoparathyroidism
22 - 22q11 deletion
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What are the other features of 22q11 deletion syndrome?

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Renal and psychiatric problems
Speech delay
Palatal dysfunction
Very variable disorder

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When should genetic testing be done for 22q11 deletion syndrome?

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If 2 or more clinical features are present

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What percentage of 22q11 deletion syndrome is familial?

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25%

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What is the frequency of 22q11 syndrome in unselected CHD?

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Around 1-2%

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What is the relationship between psychiatric disorders and 22q11 syndrome?

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Linked with schizophrenia, depression and bipolar affective disorder

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What syndromes are encompassed by 22q11 syndrome?

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DiGeorge and Shprintzen (velocardiofacial)

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What are the features of DiGeorge syndrome?

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Thymic hypoplasia
Hypoparathyroidism
Outflow tract cardiac malformation
Usually sporadic

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What are the features of Shprintzen syndrome?

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Cleft palate/palatal insufficiency
Outflow tract cardiac malformation
Characteristic face
Autosomal dominant

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What cardiovascular abnormality is associated with Williams syndrome?

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Aortic stenosis (supravalvular)

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What are the features of Williams syndrome?

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Hypercalcaemia
5th finger clinodactyly
Characteristic face
“cocktail party manner” - children will have no speech delays but conversations may not make sense/patient might not understand what you’re saying

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What genetic abnormalities are seen in Williams syndrome?

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Deletion of elastin on chromosome 7
Deletion of contiguous genes
Deletion of LIM kinase

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What are the common teratogens?

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Alcohol - foetal alcohol syndrome 
Illicit drugs
Anti-epileptic drugs 
Rubella 
Maternal diabetes mellitus if poorly controlled
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What are the features of foetal alcohol syndrome?

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Intrauterine growth restriction < 10th centile
Head < 10th centile
Characteristic face
ADHD
3-5 units per week
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What are the features of foetal anticonvulsant syndrome?

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Characteristic face
Malformation patterns
Developmental delays
Common and specific features

35
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What drugs might cause foetal anticonvulsant syndrome?

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Valproate
Phenytoin
Carbamazepine

36
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What are the cardiovascular connective tissue diseases caused by genetic abnormalities?

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Marfan syndrome
Loeys-Dietz
Ehlers-Danlos
Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm (FTAA)

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What are the genetic familial arrhythmias caused by genetic abnormalities?

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Long QT syndrome
Brugada syndrome
Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT)
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)

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What are the familial cardiomyopathies caused by genetic abnormalities?

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Dilated cardiomyopathy

39
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What are the genetic features of Marfan syndrome?

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Autosomal dominant 
Fibrillin 1 gene
Chromosome 15q21
TGF beta R2
Chromosome 3p22
40
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What are the cardiovascular features of Marfan syndrome?

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Aortic dilatation/disection

41
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What condition of the eyes is caused by Marfan syndrome?

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Ectopia lentis

42
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What features are involved in the systemic score of Marfan syndrome?

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Skeletal
Skin
Respiratory 
Dural ectasia
Mitral valve prolapse
Myopia
43
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What are the skeletal features of Marfan syndrome?

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USLR and SHR
Scoliosis/kyphosis 
Pectus deformity
Thumb and wrist
Foot/ankle
Reduced elbow extension
44
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What are the non-skeletal features of Marfan syndrome?

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Myopia
MVP
Pneumothorax
Dura
Striae
Face
Protrusio acetabuli
45
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What feature of the family history can be used in diagnosis of Marfan syndrome?

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Unequivocally affected relative

46
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Mutation of what gene is known to cause Marfan syndrome?

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Fibrillin 1

47
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What is needed for diagnosis using the Ghent 2010 criteria?

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2 system findings must be positive

48
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What investigations are needed in Marfan syndrome?

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Echocardiography mandatory in all cases

Undertake MRI and/or pelvic x-ray where diagnosis would change if positive

49
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What percentage of Marfan syndrome patents are affected by dural ectasia?

50
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What percentage of Marfan syndrome patients are affected by protrusion?

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What are the features of Loeys-Dietz syndrome?

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Arterial dissection
Tortuosity
Bifid uvula/cleft palate
Hypertelorism
Skin and skeletal findings
52
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What chromosome/gene abnormalities are known to cause familial thoracic aortic aneurysms?

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11q
5q
3p22
16p13
10q22-24
53
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In MASS phenotype, what does MASS stand for?

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M - mitral valve prolapse
A - aortic root diameter at upper limits of normal for body size
S - stretch marks of skin
S - skeletal conditions, similar to Marfan syndrome

54
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What are the features of MASS phenotype?

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Myopia
Mitral valve prolapse
Mild aortic dilatation
Striae
Minor skeletal involvement
55
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In sudden unexpected death, with no obvious cause found post-mortem, what is assumed to be the cause of death?

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Arrhythmic

56
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In first degree relatives studies of patients who died of sudden unexpected death, what percentage have identifiable inherited heart disease?

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What are the features of long QT syndrome?

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Syncope
Seizure
Death

58
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What is long QT syndrome brought on by?

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Emotion
Exercise
Drugs

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What is seen on the ECG of a patient with long QT syndrome?

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Prolonged QT interval
Repolarisation anomalies
Paroxysmal polymorphic VT

60
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What are the features of Jervell Lange-Neilsen syndrome?

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Same features as long QT plus congenital sensorineural deafness

61
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What is the prevalence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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When is sudden death more common in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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If diagnosed < 14 years old, or symptomatic

63
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What is the mortality of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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  1. 9% per year diagnosed clinically in childhood
  2. 5% per year diagnosed clinically in adult life
  3. 5% per year diagnosed through screening
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What are the features of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy?

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Effort induced polymorphic tachycardia
Right ventricular cardiomyopathy
T wave inversion V2-3 on resting ECG
Disordered cell junctions

65
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What are the cell junction genes affected by ARVC?

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Plakophilin 2
Desmoglein 2
Desmoplakin
Desmocollin
Plakoglobin
TMEM43
TGFB3
RYR2
66
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What percentage of familial cases of ARVC is caused by plakophilin 2 mutation?

67
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What percentage of familial cases of ARVC is caused by desmoglein 2?

68
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What percentage of familial cases of ARVC is caused by desmoplakin?

69
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What are the features of dilated cardiomyopathy?

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Echocardiographic features of dilated cardiomyopathy

History of syncope or pre-syncope compatible with brady/tachy-arrhythmia, or evidence of arrhythmia on ECG

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When should mitochondrial disease be considered in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy?

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If there is:
Diabetes
Deafness
Retinitis pigmentosa
Skeletal muscle disease
Growth retardation
Cognitive disorder
71
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What is needed in the family history of a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy?

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Family history of cardiomyopathy or sudden cardiac death compatible with cardiomyopathy should be evident

72
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What tests might be done in genetic testing for dilated cardiomyopathy?

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LMNA
SCN5A
Dystrophin
Sarcomere genes

73
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What conditions should be excluded in dilated cardiomyopathy?

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Ischaemic heart disease
Hypertension
Skeletal muscle disease
Alcohol abuse
Exposure to cardio toxic drugs
Haemochromatosis
74
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In what percentage of Marfan patients is a fibrillin 1 mutation detectable?

75
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What Marfan patients have a better cardiovascular prognosis?

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Ghent negative cases - aortic dilatation in 40% at age 40 vs 73% of Ghent positive

76
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When should genetic testing be done for Marfan patients?

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When a positive result would change the diagnosis e.g. cases with 1 major and 1 minor criteria, or 2 major criteria

77
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What results in the proteolytic release of TGF-beta?

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Incorporation of fibrillin into microfibrils

78
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What does TGF beta signalling affect?

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Cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis

79
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What genes are tested in genetic testing for long QT syndrome in Scotland?

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KCNQ1
KCNH2
SCN5A
KCNE1
KCNE2
80
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What are the advantages of genotyping?

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Allow determination of prognosis
Lifestyle alterations
Treatment

81
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What is the optimal management of Marfan syndrome?

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At least annual clinical review
Echocardiogram
Beta blockers
Angiotensin II receptor blockers
Prophylactic aortic surgery is sinus of Valsalva exceeds 5.5cm or 5% growth per year
Monitor aortic root frequently in pregnancy if diameter exceeds 4cm
Slow rate of dilatation (beta blockers)

82
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of aortic root surgery?

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Lasts longer
Requires warfarin
May require re-operation

83
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What are the features of cascade screening?

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3 generation family history

Arrange ECG for first-degree relatives

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