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Diagnostic procedures

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Non-invasive electrophysiology

  • Electrocardiogram
  • Holter-ECG
  • Pharmacological provocation tests
  • Late-potential study (signal averaged ECG)

Cardiac imaging

  • Echocardiogram
    • Transthoracic
    • Transesophageal
    • Contrast
    • Stress
  • Cardiac MRI
  • Cardiovascular CT scan
  • Scintigraphy, PET-CT scan

Function testing

  • Treadmill or stationary bike stress test
  • Stress echocardiography
  • Stress test with oxygen consumption

Invasive diagnostic procedures

  • Cardiac hemodynamic study
  • Cardiac electrophysiology study
  • Cardiac biopsy
  • Implantation of subcutaneous ECG monitors (Reveal)
  • Histological studies (biopsies, explants and cardiac autopsy)

Therapeutic procedures

  • Alcohol septal ablation
  • Ablation therapy for cardiac arrhythmias
  • Implantation of devices (pacemakers, resynchronization devices, defibrillators)
  • Percutaneous coronary intervention
  • Percutaneous structural heart disease
  • Heart transplant

Genetic studies

  • Study of genes associated with cardiomyopathies (NGS technology, ultrasequencing, 10-200 genes)
  • Study of genes associated with channelopathies (NGS technology, ultrasequencing, 5-200 genes)
  • Pathogenicity study
  • Cosegregation studies
  • Identification of genetic variants and new genes
  • Genetic counseling
  • Reproductive counseling