| Diagnosis of heart-related syndromes | 1633.00000000000 | Diagnosis of heart-related syndromes | Diagnosis of Heart-Related Syndromes | D | English | Cardiology | Child (0-12 years);Teen (13-18 years) | Heart | Cardiovascular system | Conditions and diseases | Adult (19+) | NA | | 2009-12-14T05:00:00Z | | | | | | 10.2000000000000 | 47.5000000000000 | 300.000000000000 | | Flat Content | Health A-Z | <p>Learn about heart-related syndromes. A syndrome is a medical term for a collection of signs and symptoms that generally stem from a single cause.</p> | <p>This section will provide more information on heart-related syndromes. A syndrome is a medical term for a collection of signs and symptoms that generally stem from a single cause. </p> | | <h2> Key points </h2>
<ul><li> Syndromes involve a gene or chromosome mutation and can be hereditary or, more often, spontaneous.<br></li>
<li>Heart-related syndromes can affect other parts of the body and the heart. </li>
<li> Heart-related syndromes include 22q11 deletion syndrome, Down syndrome, Marfan syndrome, Noonan syndrome, Turner syndrome and Williams syndrome.</li></ul> | <h2>What is a syndrome?</h2><p>A syndrome is a medical term for a collection of signs and symptoms that generally stem from a single cause and, together, point to a diagnosis. Children may have some signs and not others, but to be diagnosed with a syndrome they would need to have a certain number of signs. However, a child could have some of the signs and symptoms and not have a syndrome. </p><p>Syndromes are genetic conditions, meaning that they involve a gene or chromosome mutation. Some of these are hereditary, but most are spontaneous. </p><p>Geneticists can help confirm a diagnosis of a syndrome, while genetic counsellors can provide information about syndromes. </p><p>For more information, please see the section on
<a href="/Article?contentid=1580&language=English">Genetics & Heart Conditions. </a></p><h2>What are heart-related syndromes?</h2><p>Heart-related syndromes are genetic conditions that, in addition to affecting other parts of the body, can also affect the heart. They include the following syndromes: </p><ul><li>
<a href="/Article?contentid=1634&language=English">22q11 deletion syndrome</a></li><li>
<a href="/Article?contentid=1635&language=English">Down syndrome</a></li><li>
<a href="/Article?contentid=1636&language=English">Marfan syndrome</a></li><li>
<a href="/Article?contentid=1637&language=English">Noonan syndrome</a></li><li>
<a href="/Article?contentid=869&language=English">Turner syndrome </a> </li><li>
<a href="/Article?contentid=1638&language=English">Williams syndrome</a> </li></ul><p>For more information, please speak to your doctor and consider contacting local support groups for the different syndromes. Some suggestions include the
<a href="http://www.cdss.ca/">Canadian Down Syndrome Society</a> and the <a href="http://www.turnersyndrome.ca/">Turner Syndrome Society of Canada</a>.</p>
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