Genetic knowledge and counselling skills of Dutch cardiologists: sufficient for the genomics era?

Aims Genetic scientific knowledge is growing rapidly but how this affects clinical practice is unclear. We investigated the levels of knowledge, practical skills and clinical genetic practices of Dutch cardiologists. Methods and results A survey was designed to assess cardiologists' experience with genetic aspects of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, self-reported genetic knowledge, and genetic skills in general and aimed at this disease. In addition, cardiologists' opinions on five possible measures for improvement were obtained. Study population: all Dutch cardiologists <f>(n=643)</f>... Mehr ...