title: Genetics of cardiovascular disease.
abstract: It is often assumed that cardiovascular disease is due to issues related to lifestyle. While lifestyle does contribute to the expression of cardiovascular issues, a genetic etiology to Marfan's syndrome, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and long QT syndrome have been shown. It is unclear as to what role genetics plays in hypertension and hyperlipidemia, although it is felt that genetics contributes to these pathologies as well.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 4915 Deer Park Road, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117, USA. Tcymet@gmail.com
authors.forename: Tyler
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cymet
mesh_terms: D024741:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Familial / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation