Genetics and Arrhythmias: Diagnostic and Prognostic Applications.

This review article discusses the genetic bases of cardiac arrest with a specific focus on cardiac
channelopathies and right ventricular cardiomyopathy. We review the appropriate use of genetic
testing in those patients suspected to have inherited cardiac arrhythmias, highlighting the
importance of most genotype-phenotype correlations for risk stratification. The article also
presents the most recent views on diagnostic criteria and flowcharts for treatment of patients with
inherited arrhythmogenic diseases.