INHERITED HEART DISEASES & #SUDDENDEATH: What are they, types and prevention

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Published Mar 24, 2025

What are familial or Inherited heart diseases? How can cardiomyopathies be detected and prevented?
Dr. Elena Arbelo, cardiologist at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and head of the Sudden Death and Familial Heart Diseases Unit, explains in detail these genetic conditions that can lead to sudden death.

In this video, you will learn:
✅ What familial heart diseases are and their link to sudden death
✅ How Inherited heart conditions are diagnosed using tests such as echocardiography, MRI, and genetic studies
✅ The differences between a heart attack and sudden cardiac death
✅ Risk factors in young people and older adults
✅ Prevention methods, from cardiological check-ups to the implantation of defibrillators

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Video chapters:
00:00 - Who is Dr. Elena Arbelo?
00:17 - What are INHERITED HEART DISEASES?
00:43 - What does the DIAGNOSIS OF FAMILIAL CARDIOMYOPATHIES involve?
01:10 - What is SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH? And how is it different from a HEART ATTACK?
01:31 - What are the CAUSES OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH?
02:05 - How can SUDDEN DEATH be PREVENTED?
02:25 - How do VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS manifest, and what are their consequences?
02:50 - What are CARDIOMYOPATHIES, and what are their effects?
03:40 - TREATMENT of CARDIOMYOPATHIES and MALIGNANT ARRHYTHMIAS
04:09 - What is MARFAN SYNDROME and its consequences?
04:29 - SURGICAL TREATMENT OF MARFAN SYNDROME
04:40 - What does barnaclínic+ offer for patients with FAMILIAL HEART DISEASES?
05:00 - What does working at BARNACLÍNIC+ mean for Dr. Arbelo?

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