The Red Flags Were Missing, the Indication Was Not: Genetic Testing in Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy
Abou Bakr Salama · 2026
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Description
Genetic testing is the step heart doctors most often skip once a weak heart muscle has been labeled, Salama writes. It is also the step most often wasted on people with no disease at all. His essay builds on one patient: a 68-year-old African American man whose heart failure came from transthyretin amyloid disease. He showed none of the classic warning flags that usually prompt testing. From that case the author defines who should be tested, what must be ruled out first, and what a result changes in care.
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| CREATOR | Abou Bakr Salama |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |