Sentences with phrase «genetic heart condition»

The Bambino is generally a robust and healthy cat, but they are prone to the genetic heart condition Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) which is seen in the Sphynx.

Good breeders will ensure their dogs don't carry a genetic heart condition or poor joints.

The importance of her socializing with other dogs is not lost on Simone's mom, Kathy Hinkle, education director at Saint Simeon's — a lesson learned through the life of Simone I, who passed away due to a genetic heart condition.

My grandmother died of complications related to diabetes, my father and his brothers carry a genetic heart condition, and my mother has suffered with Crohn's disease for most of her life.

And after some follow - up tests, doctors found out that the hot dog alone wasn't at fault: The boy also has a rare, genetic heart condition called Brugada syndrome.

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It is one of the most common genetic conditions in the United States, and if left untreated, it can cause arthritis, liver cirrhosis, congestive heart failure, and some forms of cancer.

A Mayo Clinic study has identified a familial association in spontaneous coronary artery dissection, a type of heart attack that most commonly affects younger women, suggesting a genetic predisposition to the condition, researchers say.

From these findings, it was suggested that patients manifested conditions similar to a genetic disease called Brugada syndrome, which led to fatal heart arrhythmia.

But these genetic bits and pieces may no longer be helpful, and may even raise the risk of depression, heart disease, some skin conditions, allergies and other maladies.

These genetic changes, or mutations, can lead to conditions such as intellectual disability, epilepsy, autism or heart defects.

They add: «What is similar between now and then is the human genetic material, our genome, including ancient polymorphisms that were uncovered to predispose the carrier to the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease... however, our ancient ancestors were certainly susceptible to many other conditions, such as infectious diseases, nutritional deprivation, and trauma, which often resulted in death at an early age, before atherosclerotic heart disease had a clinical impact.»

One is to identify disease genes — particularly those involved in conditions with complex origins, such as asthma and heart disease — by comparing genetic sequences within a group of patients with a given disease.

Coronary artery disease, or the buildup of plaque and blockages in the heart's arteries, is the most common cause of cardiac arrest, though it can also be caused by other forms of heart disease as well as some genetic diseases and other conditions.

In this session, students will explore the emerging scientific and ethical questions behind using genetic analysis to probe a person's athletic potential as well as health issues related to concussions, sickle cell trait, and a heart condition that can be particularly dangerous for athletes.

These genetic changes can lead to conditions such as intellectual disability, epilepsy, autism or heart defects and many of these disorders remain undiagnosed due to their rarity.

The new procedure tackled a genetic mutation in human embryos that causes hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an inherited condition in which the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick.

Dr. Weston A. Price was a dentist who studied the effects of diet on dentition and found that those who ate traditional diets had far better teeth, and excellent health (no heart disease, autoimmune conditions, or obesity) compared with counterparts with similar genetic background who ate Western diets.

Yes, the two conditions (bicuspid or other aortic valve defect and weakening of the adjacent segment of the aorta) indeed tend to go together — but perhaps only because of a predisposition to aortic weakening (thought to be caused by hydraulic abnormalities in flow from the diseased valve); perhaps the predisposition need not be fulfilled if the artery and its lining are healthy as a result of adequate diet — just as a genetic predisposition to heart disease in general need not result in actual disease if diet is adequate.

«The innovative testing we offer at our laboratory in Frisco analyzes advanced cholesterol, stress and inflammation, as well as genetic and diabetic / metabolic categories that enable patients and their physicians to detect heart disease and other conditions much earlier, when they can be more easily treated or even reversed.»

Because the formation of blood clots can lead to life threatening conditions such as a pulmonary embolism, heart attack or stroke it should be standard practice to test for these genetic abnormalities before giving medications that might increase the risk of a potential problem.

We have a history of heart conditions in the family, clearly, and I myself (thanks to genetic hypertension and SLE) am also in the high risk group, apparently.

Ethan Hawke (Before Sunrise, Mystery Date) plays Vincent, a child born with all of the genetic flaws that nature meant him to have, including a 30 year expected lifespan due to a heart condition known since birth.

Given that many breeds have high rates of certain types of cancer, joint deformities, heart and eye problems, aggression, nervousness and other conditions known to have a strong genetic component, the evidence that's happening now is clear.»

This does not include specific testing such as being cleared by a cardiologist for heart conditions, or the testing of parents for genetic disorders such as hip dysplasia.

Heart disease in general is usually a heritable condition, and cats who acquire Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) are thought to have a genetic predisposition.

Other heritable conditions that are related to loss of genetic diversity and inbreeding include cataract, various heart valve defects including pulmonic stenosis, hydrocephalus, cysteine urolithiasis, and hiatal hernias; immunologic disorders that include a propensity for severe demodectic mange indicative of immunodeficiency, allergies associated with atopic dermatitis and ear infections, and autoimmune diseases such as hypothyroidism; and cancers including glioblastoma, mast cell sarcoma and lymphoma [15, 16].

Have any rats in this family been diagnosed with a heart or breathing condition that could be genetic?

A recent settlement reached in Federal Court means the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and all public hospitals in Canada can license a genetic test for a potentially deadly heart rhythm condition on a not - for - profit basis.