Approach to Genetic Evaluation in Children with Heart Disease

We describe the approach to the geneticGenetics evaluation of childrenChildren with heart disease with a focus on congenital heart diseaseCongenital heart disease, cardiomyopathiesCardiomyopathy, and inherited arrhythmiasArrhythmia. Indications, types of geneticGenetics tests, yield of geneticGenetics tests, clinical utility of geneticGenetics test results, and importance of pre- and post-test counseling are described. The geneticsGenetics of the subtypes of each condition and geneticGenetics-guided management or gene therapies are out of scope.