Genetic heart disease refers to an individual's likely hood to suffer from a heart complaint due to an inherited predisposition, sometimes called a family weakness.
The science of genetic heart disease includes the study of chromosomes which contain the messengers (genes) of inheritance.
The remarkable work, started in 1990, of the Human Genome Project (HGP) to map the human genome has already proven invaluable to genetic researchers and will make many improvements to this field in the years to come.
Molecular genetics has for some time given health care professionals the means to look at genetic structures at a molecular level for research, diagnosis and treatment of genetic heart disease.
Heart disease and genetics
Many of these ways to study the link between heart disease and genetics is working at a macro or population level but as individuals we need to understand and determine the relevance to ourselves.
If you are concerned about genetic heart disease then you should consult you doctor however a way to start is to conduct your personal risk assessment for potential heart disease. This would help you to be much more informed and to better advocate for yourself with your health care provider.
Any genetic heart disease part of your overall risk for heart disease would be the same for you and any of your siblings so you could share this information amongst them. | 
