Inherited Heart Disease
Inherited heart diseases are rare conditions that need specialized care. You can find it at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Specialists in our Inherited Heart Disease Program care for patients of all ages. We can help determine and manage your risk of developing a genetic heart disease, as well as provide expert treatment.
Conditions We Treat
We treat all inherited heart diseases, including:
- Familial hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol)
Meet Your Care Team
Aaron W. AdayMD, MSc
- Aortic Aneurysms, Aortic Center, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Medicine, Carotid Disease, General Cardiology
Macrae F. LintonMD
- Cardiovascular Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Hypercholesterolemia and/or Dyslipidemia, Internal Medicine, Lipid Disorders, Preventive Cardiology
Robert N. PianaMD
- Cardiovascular Medicine, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy & Inherited Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology and Peripheral Vascular Disease
Dan M. RodenMD
- Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Arrhythmias, Cardiovascular Medicine, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy & Inherited Disease
Ashish S. ShahMD
- Aortic Center, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Tumors, Cardiac Valve Disease, Heart Assist Devices, Heart Valve Center, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy & Inherited Disease
Hasan K. SiddiqiMD, MSCI
- Cardiovascular Medicine, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Inherited Heart Disease: Why Choose Vanderbilt
- Recognized care
Vanderbilt is consistently ranked among the nation’s best by leading authorities on health care quality. People from throughout the Southeast and across the country rely on us for the best and most innovative care possible.
- Skilled clinicians
Our team includes cardiologists who are nationally renowned experts in inherited heart disease. Their specialized training and advanced insights make them uniquely skilled to care for you.
- Team approach
We work together to ensure that you receive the comprehensive care you need. Our team members collaborate with each other, as well as with experts in other medical disciplines, to provide you with individual care that addresses your unique needs.
- Coordinated care
When heart disease runs in your family, we care for all generations of your loved ones. If children are affected, we coordinate their care with pediatric heart experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
- Genetic counseling
With one of the only cardiovascular genetic counselors in the region, our team can better determine how a heart condition affects you and your family. Our genetic counselor will evaluate your family tree and identify others at risk. We may recommend genetic testing, as well, which can help decide what treatment is best for you; and screening your family members for their heart-health risks.
- Access to specialists
If a minimally invasive procedure or surgery is the next step in your treatment, you’re already at the right place. At Vanderbilt, you have access to some of the top heart and vascular specialists in the nation. And because genetic diseases can affect more than just your heart, we can connect you with other relevant specialists.
- Advanced care
As part of the region’s leading academic health system, we’re leaders in solving the most complex problems. That prepares us to solve any problem. You can rest assured you’ll receive the latest care available.
- Clinical trials
We offer some of the most promising approaches being tested in patient studies called clinical trials. Participation is always your choice. We’ll give you all the information you need to make your best decision. Find a clinical trial.
Tests, Treatments and Services
We offer a full range of tests, treatments and services, including:
- Care recommendations for your family members
- Comprehensive cardiovascular testing
- Genetic evaluation
- Medication
- Minimally invasive heart and vascular procedures
- Cardiac devices
- Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
- Cardiac surgery