The uptake of family screening in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and an online video intervention to facilitate family communication

ConclusionDespite care in a specialized cardiovascular genetics clinic, approximately one half of FDRs of patients with HCM remained unscreened. Online interventions and videos may serve as supplemental tools for patients communicating genetic risk information to relatives.

Source: Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine - September 2, 2019 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Stephanie Harris, Allison L. Cirino, Christina W. Carr, Hiwot M. Tafessu, Siddharth Parmar, Jeffrey O. Greenberg, Lara E. Szent ‐Gyorgyi, Roya Ghazinouri, Michelle G. Glowny, Kara McNeil, Efthalia F. Kaynor, Catherine Neumann, Christine E. S Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research