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Practitioners' Confidence and Desires for Education in Cardiovascular and Sudden Cardiac Death Genetics.
Lopez Santibanez Jacome, Laura; Dellefave-Castillo, Lisa M; Wicklund, Catherine A; Scherr, Courtney L; Duquette, Debra; Webster, Gregory; Smith, Maureen E; Kalke, Kerstin; Gordon, Adam S; De Berg, Kristen; McNally, Elizabeth M; Rasmussen-Torvik, Laura J.
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  • Lopez Santibanez Jacome L; Center for Genetic Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Chicago IL.
  • Dellefave-Castillo LM; Center for Genetic Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Chicago IL.
  • Wicklund CA; Center for Genetic Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Chicago IL.
  • Scherr CL; Department of Communication Studies Northwestern University Chicago IL.
  • Duquette D; Center for Genetic Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Chicago IL.
  • Webster G; Department of Pediatrics Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago IL.
  • Smith ME; Center for Genetic Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Chicago IL.
  • Kalke K; Department of Communication Studies Northwestern University Chicago IL.
  • Gordon AS; Center for Genetic Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Chicago IL.
  • De Berg K; Sanford Cardiovascular Institute Sioux Falls SD.
  • McNally EM; Center for Genetic Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Chicago IL.
  • Rasmussen-Torvik LJ; Department of Preventive Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Chicago IL.
J Am Heart Assoc ; 11(7): e023763, 2022 04 05.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35322684
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 providers to discuss cardiovascular genetic tests (n=82; 76.6%). More than half of nongenetic practitioners reported that they were not confident about the types of cardiovascular genetic testing available (n=60; 56%) and/or in ordering appropriate cardiovascular genetic tests (n=66; 62%). In addition, 45% (n=22) of nongenetic practitioners did not feel confident making cardiology treatment recommendations based on genetic test results. Among all providers, the most desired topics for an educational program were risk assessment (94%) and management of inherited cardiac conditions based on guidelines (91%). Conclusions This study emphasizes the importance of access to genetics services in the cardiology field and the need for addressing the identified deficit in confidence and knowledge about cardiogenetics and genetic testing among nongenetic providers. Additional research is needed, including more practitioners from underserved areas.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Cardiología / Cardiólogos Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Guideline / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: J Am Heart Assoc Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Cardiología / Cardiólogos Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Guideline / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: J Am Heart Assoc Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article