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ArticleJournal of genetic counseling2017

Minding the Genes: a Multidisciplinary Approach towards Genetic Assessment of Cardiovascular Disease.

Ashley Rhodes, Lindsey Rosman, John Cahill, Jodie Ingles, Brittney Murray, Crystal Tichnell, Cynthia A James, Samuel F Sears

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Article in Journal of genetic counseling, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it

2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field

1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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2020 APHRS/HRS expert consensus statement on the investigation of decedents with sudden unexplained death and patients with sudden cardiac arrest, and of their families.Journal of arrhythmia · 2021
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Psychological adaptation to molecular autopsy findings following sudden cardiac death in the young.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2019
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Problems of Unknown Significance: Counseling in the Era of Next Generation Sequencing.Balkan journal of medical genetics : BJMG · 2018
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Genomic medicine for kidney disease.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2018
Review
Special Issue Introduction: Dealing with Psychological and Social Complexity in Genetic Counseling.Journal of genetic counseling · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ashley RhodesDepartment of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.

Lindsey RosmanDepartment of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.

John CahillDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.

Jodie InglesAgnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology, Centenary Institute, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia.

Brittney MurrayDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Crystal TichnellDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Cynthia A JamesDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Samuel F SearsDepartment of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA. searss@ecu.edu.

East Carolina University · USJohns Hopkins Medicine · USJohns Hopkins University · USUniversity of Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic assessment for inherited cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasingly available, due in part to rapid innovations in genetic sequencing technologies. While genetic testing is aimed at reducing uncertainty, it also produces awareness of potential medical conditions and can leave patients feeling uncertain about their risk, especially if there are ambiguous results. This uncertainty can produce psychological distress for patients and their families undergoing the assessment process. Additionally, patients may experience psychological distress related to living with inherited CVD. In order to more effectively manage the psychosocial challenges related to genetic assessment for CVD, a multidisciplinary model expanded to include psychologists and other allied health professionals is outlined. A case study is provided to illustrate how psychological distress can manifest in a patient living with inherited CVD, as well as proposed psychological management of this patient. Finally, a guide for genetic counselors is provided to aid in identifying and managing common psychological reactions to genetic assessment for CVD.

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AdultCardiovascular DiseasesGenetic CounselingGenetic TestingHumansCardiovascular diseaseGenetic counselingMultidisciplinaryPsychology

Identifiers

PMID27695998

DOI10.1007/s10897-016-0017-z

OpenAlexW2524376557

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