Arrhythmia Comprehensive Panel Test code: 02201 • 10–21 days turnaround time Up to 80 genes
Arrhythmia Comprehensive Panel
This panel provides a comprehensive genetic analysis of genes associated with inherited cardiac arrhythmia conditions, including genes associated with certain multi-system genetic disorders in which cardiac arrhythmia is a clinical feature.
Inherited arrhythmia disorders can have significant clinical and genetic overlap, making it difficult to determine the underlying cause based solely on symptoms, medical history, or clinical findings. Comprehensive panel testing allows for an efficient evaluation of multiple potential genetic causes based on a single clinical indication.
Individuals with symptoms or clinical findings suggestive of an inherited arrhythmia may benefit from diagnostic genetic testing to:
- Establish or confirm a clinical diagnosis
- Identify an underlying inherited genetic cause
- Clarify potential cardiac and arrhythmia risks
- Guide individualized medical management
- Support appropriate cardiac monitoring and surveillance
- Inform risk-reduction strategies
- Provide information for genetic counseling and family testing
Family Testing:
Asymptomatic individuals with a family history of inherited arrhythmia or a known familial pathogenic variant may also benefit from targeted genetic testing. Identifying whether an individual carries the familial variant may help clarify their personal risk and support appropriate clinical evaluation, monitoring, and management.
Genetic information may also help individuals and their healthcare professionals make informed decisions regarding activities, medications, and other potential triggers that could increase the risk of symptoms or abnormal heart rhythms.
Important: Activity and medication decisions should always be made in consultation with a qualified healthcare professional and should be based on the individual's genetic results, clinical history, family history, and overall cardiac evaluation.