Heart disease of the left main coronary artery has been found to be an inherited condition. Families tend to “share” this form of heart disease.
“In our study we focused on the coronary disease pattern underlying coronary artery disease and found that, for left main coronary artery disease, 49 percent of the phenotypic variation that is due to genetic effects was inherited. This substantial heritability is even higher than that for coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction in general.”
Why is this important? It can provide for more intensive screening and treatment strategies for patients that have known heart disease …read more