Focusing on You: Sudden Cardiac Death

Dr. Robert Myerburg, cardiac electrophysiologist at UHealth, the University of Miami Health System, talks about how his patient Esperanza survived a sudden cardiac attack caused by a gene mutation unique to her family.

Is Genetic Testing for Everyone?

Genetic testing is one tool for preventing sudden cardiac death in patients with “familial clustering,” groupings of similar cardiac events in families.

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