Practitioners' Confidence and Desires for Education in Cardiovascular and Sudden Cardiac Death Genetics.

ABSTRACT: Background Educating cardiologists and health care professionals about cardiovascular genetics and genetic testing is essential to improving diagnosis and management of patients with inherited cardiomyopathies and arrhythmias and those at higher risk for sudden cardiac death. The aim of this study was to understand cardiology and electrophysiology practitioners' current practices, confidence, and knowledge surrounding genetic testing in cardiology and desired topics for an educational program. Methods and Results A one-time survey was administered through purposive email solicitation to 131 cardiology practitioners in the United States. Of these, 107 self-identified as nongenetic practitioners. Over three quarters of nongenetic practitioners reported that they refer patients to genetic pro

SUBMITTER: Lopez Santibanez Jacome L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9075463 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature