What happens at the Inherited Cardiac Conditions clinic?

In this episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi and Dr Anshu Sengupta discuss Inherited Cardiac Conditions (ICCs) and the ICC clinic, including who makes up this multi-disciplinary team. They discuss the approach to patients with ICCs covering investigations and management including guideline-led treatment, monitoring, risk assessment and exercise advice.

Dr Anshu Sengupta is a Consultant Cardiologist in the Yorkshire Heart Centre, specialising in investigating and managing patients and families with ICCs. He has a specialist interest and training in heart failure and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

Dr Marilena Giannoudi is a cardiology registrar based in Leeds. She is Co-Chair of the Trainees and Members’ Committee, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and is currently undertaking a PhD.

-- Useful links --

For clinicians:
- European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Cardiomyopathy Guidelines: https://www.escardio.org/Guidelines/Clinical-Practice-Guidelines/Cardiomyopathy-Guidelines
- American College of Cardiology (ACC) Guidelines: https://www.acc.org/Guidelines

For patients:
- British Heart Foundation (BHF): https://www.bhf.org.uk
- Cardiomyopathy UK: https://www.cardiomyopathy.org/
- Arrhythmia Alliance: https://heartrhythmalliance.org/aa/uk/

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Recording date: 22 May 2024

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