If the dad died at age 32 of a “heart condition” that was a no brainer. He should have had an echo. Likely Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy vs arrythmogenic RV dysplasia
b

Dear friend,

If a new patient comes into your office and tells you that their parent died at age 32, there are several questions you should ask them:

1) did it happen all of a sudden, or were they put in a hospital?
2) If they were put in a hospital, what hospital was it?
3) If they got an autopsy, can I see a copy?

i had a patient with an almost identical family history last month who came in with syncope. Her EKG was normal and she had no murmur. I asked for the autopsy and it said RV dyslasia. That woman will most likely get a lifesaving AICD. I don’t think I’m being dramatic here–if you have a patient who has a parent who died that young, you need to take 30 seconds and round out the family history, even if just for your own curiosity.
b

You really hate your patients, don’t you?