Welcome to the Network for Inherited Cardiac Conditions Scotland.
Inherited cardiac conditions are an umbrella term covering a wide variety of inherited, or familial, diseases of the heart. These diseases can in some cases become life threatening.
This website, is intended for use by both patients and clinicians, to allow everyone involved in the care of someone with inherited cardiac conditions (ICCs) the opportunity to access relevant, high quality information about these conditions at their time of need. The main types of ICC are inherited arrhythmia and inherited cardiomyopathy.
The Network for Inherited Cardiac Conditions Scotland (NICCS) – previously known as FANS – was formed to bring together the expertise of a variety of clinicians from all over the country, who will work together with patient representatives and other healthcare professionals to streamline standards of care in Scotland, ensuring best clinical practice is achieved for all.
We are keen to see this website grow and develop; if there is anything you would like to see included here, or if there are any upcoming events you think would be helpful to other patients and /or clinicians, please get in touch via nss.niccs@nhs.scot