Heart and Vascular Institute

Cardiovascular Genetics Center

At the Cardiovascular Genetics Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., we specialize in caring for people with inherited diseases of the heart and blood vessels.

A regional and national leader in cardiovascular genetics, we offer access to cutting-edge diagnostics and advanced treatments for all forms of inheritable cardiovascular diseases.

Inheritable cardiovascular conditions we treat

  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • Dilated cardiomyopathy
  • Glycogen storage cardiomyopathy
  • Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
  • Long QT syndrome
  • Brugada syndrome
  • Other familial arrhythmias
  • Familial aortic aneurysms
  • Marfan syndrome
  • Congenital heart disease

Our care extends to patients and families who have been diagnosed with — and those who are at risk for developing — these diseases because they are present in relatives.

Our services

The Cardiovascular Genetics Center is dedicated to helping patients and their at-risk relatives live longer, healthier lives by providing access to diagnostic and treatment services and assisting with every aspect of care.

Services Details
testing and diagnosis
treatments
  • heart failure management
  • heart transplantation
  • interventional cardiology
  • cardiac surgical intervention, including septal myectomy and valve surgery
risk assessment and reduction
  • genetic counseling
  • risk stratification for sudden cardiac death
  • identify relatives at risk for cardiovascular disease and make recommendations that may prevent or minimize future health problems

 


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