The Broderick Cardiomyopathy Program advances care for genetic cardiomyopathy in Southern Alberta @ucalgary @libininstitute
Calgary, Alberta
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In EP Europace, @Okiamanesh and Kim McBride (Medical Genetics) report CNV results in 1,053 cardiomyopathy probands tested through our program. Yield was highest in sequence-negative DCM (1.15%). Thread below.
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A recent EP Europace study (INTERACTION) proposed CNV analysis as a second-tier test in inherited cardiac conditions, for patients who meet clinical criteria.
Where del/dup calling is already built into the first-tier panel, that gate saves little. Our reply 🧵
EP Europace · doi.org/10.1093/europace/eua…
Fewer than 2 in 100 newly diagnosed cardiomyopathy patients get guideline-recommended genetic testing. Our first 482 patients show how a genetic cardiology program built with medical genetics can close that gap safely.
Thanks to the @Trail_ABSK Foundation for funding this work.
New in CJC Open from the @BroderickHeart team: in a young patient, three viral flares of myocarditis unmasked an inherited filamin C cardiomyopathy, which changed his care and led to genetic testing across his family.
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Patients with myotonic dystrophy often need a pacemaker young. New in Heart Rhythm O2 from @Okiamanesh and the @BroderickHeart: the largest series to date showing that physiological conduction system pacing is feasible in this inherited disease. Thread below.
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 is the most common inherited neuromuscular disease, and a leading cause of sudden death from heart block. Many patients will need a pacemaker. Can we pace them the physiological way, through the heart's own wiring? 🧵
Heart Rhythm O2 · doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2026.…
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Myotonic dystrophy type 1 is the most common inherited neuromuscular disease, and a leading cause of sudden death from heart block. Many patients will need a pacemaker. Can we pace them the physiological way, through the heart's own wiring? 🧵
Heart Rhythm O2 · doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2026.…
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A heart transplant ends one chapter and opens another for the family. New in Transplantation Reviews from @Okiamanesh, @robertjhmiller and the @BroderickHeart at the @LibinInstitute: about 1 in 3 transplant recipients carries a pathogenic cardiomyopathy variant. Thread below.
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Kim Dueck, RN, has joined the Broderick team as Research Nurse. She comes from five years in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, with a BSc in Biology and a Bachelor of Nursing.
Looking forward to having her alongside our families.
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New from the @BroderickHeart team I work with: a plain-language guide for patients & families weighing genetic testing for cardiomyopathy. Why it helps, what it means for relatives, your legal protections in Canada. Share if it's part of your patients' story 👇 broderickheart.ca
Same gene, same family, two very different hearts. New in JACC: Case Reports from @Okiamanesh and the Broderick team on why a sibling's cardiac risk cannot be read from a brother or sister. Thread below.
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Genetic cardiomyopathy tweetorial:
Two siblings. The same gene. The same homozygous variant.
One developed a dilated, scarred heart. The other's heart stayed nearly normal.
Identical genotype does not mean identical heart. 🧵
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A patient with Duchenne MD: society values his health state at 42/100. He rates it 65/100.
Whose number should guide his ICD decision?
We surveyed 156 cardiac NMD patients to see what self-perceived health actually tracks. 🧵
A Gift from the Heart.
Our community thanks the Broderick family for their leadership and philanthropy.
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Clinic provides personalized care for patients with inherited genetic disorders impacting the heart: Broderick Cardiac Neuromuscular Clinic aims to improve outcomes and quality of life
news.ucalgary.ca/news/clinic…
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Join us for a discussion on the management of cardiac complications of neuromuscular conditions!
🗓️ Tuesday June 3 2025
⏰ 6pm ET
Registration (free): us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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RT @OKiamanesh: We are deeply grateful for this investment in the health of Western Canadians by @GenomeAlberta, @GenomeBC, the @BroderickH…
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We invite you to join us at virtually at the Rare Cardiac Conditions Conference where we will host the Genetic Cardiomyopathy Subconference Session.
Free registration online!
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Genetic cardiomyopathies present uniquely. FLNC cardiomyopathy may present with recurrent myocarditis in childhood.
A genetic diagnosis has important diagnostic, prognostic, therapeutic, and reproductive implications.
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cjcpc.ca/article/S2772-8129(…
