People may learn they have a gene mutation linked to some types of cardiovascular disease (CVD) as the usage of genetic testing rises. In order to better inform people and medical professionals on what to do when a variant is found.
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The American Heart Association released guidelines on how to determine and communicate cardiovascular disease risk after genetic testing shows gene variants
‘Genetic testing can help us identify those at a higher risk and push them harder towards a healthy lifestyle correction from childhood. So, it has very exciting prospects that way. But both genetics and environment are important, and management of other factors can't be ignored,’ says Dr Sameer Dani, Director, Cardiology Services, Apollo CVHF Heart Institute, Ahmedabad.