Section I: BASIC CONCEPTS - Introduction, Introduction to molecular genetics, Molecular genetics in cardiology, Clinical Genetics of cardiac diseases -- Section II: CARDIOMYOPATHY - Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy -- Dilated cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Other cardiomyopathies -- Section III: PRIMARY ELECTRICAL HEART DISEASES - Congenital long QT-syndrome, Brugada syndrome, Short QT-syndrome, Catecholamine induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, Familial atrial fibrillation, Hereditary conduction diseases, Connective tissue disorders and smooth muscle disorders, Genetics of congenital heart diseases, Genetics of hypertension and clinical aspects, Genetics of the lipoprotein metabolism and clinical aspects, Genetics of homocysteine metabolism and clinical aspects, Genetic markers of hemostatic factors, The pharmacogenetics of atherosclerosis, Genetics of (premature) coronary artery disease, Cardiac involvement in hereditary neuromuscular diseases, Sudden cardiac death < 40 years, The outpatient clinic for cardiogenetics, The future of cardiogenetics.