Genetic Testing for Cardiovascular Disease
Cordis DX® is a series of clinically verified, high sensitivity and specificity multi-gene tests that analyze the genes associated with cardiovascular diseases, such as:
CordisDX® genetic analyses offer the physician maximum differential diagnosis, with high sensitivity and specificity rates, saving valuable time and costs per patient case.
Diagnosis: Confirms the clinical diagnosis in a reliable and fast way and reduces the need for more invasive procedures. Accurate diagnosis of inherited cardiovascular diseases is now possible with the use of genetic analysis, which minimizes dilemmas regarding the management and prognosis of the disease and assists the physician in estimating the time for surgery. The contribution of the test to the diagnosis of hereditary arrhythmogenic diseases (channelopathies or canalopathies) that pose a high risk of sudden death within a structurally normal heart (eg long QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome, etc.) is important.
Prognosis: By knowing exactly the gene mutations that are responsible for a patient’s disease, we can predict its progression, taking into account all the factors that concern the specific patient.
We can also identify relatives who carry the same mutation and are at increased risk of developing the same disease and be properly managed as appropriate. The test’s contribution is particularly important in families that carry genes associated with sudden death.
Management: The proper management of the patient and his family is based on the correct diagnosis and prognosis of the disease, so that the doctor is oriented towards the most appropriate treatment and management.
Cordis DX® cardiovascular disease gene testing is performed on a blood sample (2 vials of blood with EDTA)
The CordisDX® test analyses 292 genes with mutations linked to all possible inherited cardiovascular diseases.
Cordis DX LDL® | APOB - LDLR - LDLRAP1 - PCSK9 |
Cordis DX® DSLP | APOB - LDLR -LDLRAP1 - LIPA -PCSK9 - ANGPTL3 - MTTP - SAR1B -ABCG5 -AGTR1 HSD11B2 - APOE - NOS2 - APOA5 - APOC3 - LPL - CETP - SCARB1 - NPC1 -NPC2 - FTO - MC4R -SMPD1 - SCNN1A SCNN1B - SCNN1G - LPA - ABCG8 - LIPC -INSIG2 -SCNN1D -STAP1 - CH25H - PLTP |