There is no one-size-fits-all approach to health and wellness.
Everyone is unique, down to the genes we have in each cell. What works for one person may not work the same for another.
Fortunately, with today’s technology, Endeavor Health cardiologists can use the information encoded in our genes to create personalized plans for each patient.
“Our genes are often at the root of many cardiovascular conditions,” said Arman Qamar, MD, interventional cardiologist and Director of Cardiovascular Personalized Medicine with Endeavor Health. “You can’t change your genes. But personalized medicine can help reduce your risk of developing disease by studying your genes.”
Endeavor Health’s medical genetics team offers screening and genetic testing for a broad range of cardiac conditions, from risk of early heart attack to blood clots.
In fact, Endeavor Health is an industry leader in providing genomics-guided care to better identify health risks and deliver targeted treatment and prevention.
Genomics can help physicians solve medical mysteries. One area Endeavor Health physicians specialize in is diagnosing and treating patients with genetically-driven blocked arteries, or atherosclerosis — a condition that is a frequent cause of heart attacks, strokes and peripheral vascular disease.
“Using a wide array of genetic biomarkers, our team can better understand why your unique genetic makeup might lead you to overproduce bad cholesterol, respond better to lifestyle modifications instead of medication, or develop blocked arteries even with low cholesterol,” Dr. Qamar said.
Your genes provide a road map for care. Pharmacogenomics can also help physicians decide which medications and dosages work best with your genetic profile.
Endeavor Health partners with GenomicMD, a CLIA-certified laboratory dedicated to personalizing healthcare through precision medicine. GenomicMD provides patients and their physicians with assessment of lifetime genomic risk for cardiovascular, cardiometabolic, neurologic, oncologic, urologic and other common diseases. Learn about the polygenic risk score (PRS) test.
Endeavor Health is also home to one of the nation’s largest primary care embedded clinical genomics programs, as well as The Mark R. Neaman Center for Personalized Medicine, which provides genomics-based tests to assist in diagnosis and treatment options for individualized patient care approaches.
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