Layne Wells, MGC, CGC

Another year, another opportunity to celebrate cardiovascular genetics over Valentine’s Day and World Heart Month 🫀 Etsy link below, by popular demand #GeneChat

Have you ever considered genetic testing in pts with early-onset AF (<45 years) as an EP? Probably not, maybe you should. In our recent state-of-the-art review @ehj_ed we discuss implementation of genetic testing in AF clincial care. #EPeeps #CardioTwitter. A thread🧵

The European Journal of Human Genetics recently published a survey of the attitudes of cardiomyopathy patients on disease burden. Read more: nature.com/articles/s4143…

A new commentary in Public Health Reports @sagehealthinfo aims to make the case that public heath law is not just a body of knowledge but also a set of skills that public health professionals need to be taught: ow.ly/ZViW50S4pTN

📢'The World Is Your Oyster' is for those who are born in global north countries--don't experience visa bureaucracy & emotional burden that non-white global south scholars do. Citizenship is a privilege that we need to recognize in the academe. 1/n nature.com/articles/d4158…

Our latest #recessiveCMgenes summary is for TRIM63, probably the most prevalent biallelic gene for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and one with several unique characteristics. See the full details in our recent @NatureCVR study nature.com/articles/s4416…

Are you the one? If you have high Lp(a), you could be walking around at risk for a heart attack and not know it. You can #KnowLpa and get ahead of heart disease.

In 2020, Indiana’s voter turnout was 46th in the country. In 2022, it was 50th. A new report attributes this in part to several policy choices: ❌ lack of automatic voter registration ❌ absentee voting restrictions ❌ only 12 hours of Election Day voting wfyi.org/news/articles/…

Don't miss the next edition of HiRO KT Rounds happening virtually tomorrow at 3:00 pm PST/6:00 pm EST! We invite all healthcare providers, researchers, and patient/family members to join. Email admin.hiro@ubc.ca to RSVP. View past HiRO KT Rounds here hiro.heartsinrhythm.ca/?p=knowledge_t…

Recognizing my #genechat colleagues today and the amazing and important work they do. DYK that the first GC program grads started working in the 1980s and now there are almost 500 of us in Canada? #iamageneticcounsellor

OK seriously this might be the spookiest Echo I’ve ever seen 👻 What’s the diagnosis?

📣Now available on Coursera!📣 Public Health Approaches to Abortion is a new, FREE massive open online course (MOOC) offering accessible and fundamental education on #abortion that is relevant to today’s reproductive health landscape in the U.S. (1/2)

Today is #WorldHeartDay Cardiomyopathy is a group of conditions that affect the structure of the heart and reduce its ability to pump blood around the body. In the UK, 1 in 250 people have a form of cardiomyopathy. 1/5

@marfanfdn's resources can help everyone learn more about risk, emergency preparedness, the signs and symptoms of dissection, and how to work with healthcare providers to reduce risk. Visit bit.ly/465BzqA #aorticdiseaseawarenessweek #aortaed #themarfanfoundation

From @FatkinLab and colleagues: DMD-Associated Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Genotypes, Phenotypes, and Phenocopies. ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.116… @AHAScience #AHAjournals #CardioTwitter #Genetics Video abstract to be posted soon!

Just in time for SADS Awareness Month, we’ve created new fact sheets for all our conditions – designed as a brief overview of your condition to help spread awareness. You can download our one-pagers at sads.org/get-involved/a….

Just a few of the amazing speakers we had today at @RileyChildrens to talk about #MarfanSyndrome, #LoeysDietzSyndrome and #VascularEDS- I learned so much, what a great day!!! @MarkELindsay @ShaineMorris1 @ShereneShalhub

Registration for the Midwest Symposium in Indianapolis on September 9 is now open! Hear the latest on #Marfan, #LoeysDietz, & #VEDS from area experts on these conditions & connect with others in the community. Register at bit.ly/43Um6I2. @rileychildrens @cincychildrens

Our latest findings from the @DCMProject recently published: Despite a higher estimated risk for familial DCM, detection of clinically actionable variants remains markedly lower in DCM patients of African Ancestry.