Division of Cardiology, The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 2014 Feb;61(1):187-205. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2013.09.018. Epub 2013 Oct 30.
The medical family history is a comprehensive and dynamic record of illnesses and other pertinent health information among family members. Family history is used to facilitate diagnosis, to identify family members at risk for developing a particular disease, and increasingly to manage disease. This article reviews the application of family history to pediatric cardiovascular disease. As more is learned about the genetic basis of cardiovascular disease, the family history will play an increasingly central role in management. Improved understanding of the causes of pediatric cardiovascular disease promises the opportunity to develop new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
医学家系史是一份全面且动态的家族成员疾病及其他相关健康信息记录。家系史可用于辅助诊断、识别特定疾病的高危家族成员，并逐渐用于疾病管理。本文回顾了家系史在儿科心血管疾病中的应用。随着人们对心血管疾病遗传基础认识的不断深入，家系史将在疾病管理中发挥越来越核心的作用。对儿科心血管疾病病因的深入理解有望为新的诊断和治疗策略的发展提供契机。
