Myocarditis is focal or diffuse inflammation of the cardiac muscle (myocardium). It may be acute or chronic and can occur…

In myocardial infarction (MI), a form of acute coronary syndrome, reduced blood flow through one or more coronary arteries initiates…

Mitral valve prolapse is also called systolic click-murmur syndrome and floppy mitral valve syndrome. It’s probably a congenital abnormality. Causes…

Hypertension, an elevation in diastolic or systolic blood pressure, occurs as two major types: primary (essential), which is the most…

A syndrome rather than a disease, heart failure occurs when the heart can’t pump enough blood to meet the metabolic…

Endocarditis, also known as infective or bacterial endocarditis, is an infection of the endocardium, heart valves, or cardiac prosthesis resulting…

An acute condition characterized by inflammation and thrombus formation, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) mainly refers to thrombosis in the deep…

Coronary artery disease (CAD) results from the narrowing of the coronary arteries over time because of atherosclerosis. The primary effect…

The most common congenital defects of the heart are atrial septal defect (ASD), coarctation of the aorta, patent ductus arteriosus…

Cardiomyopathy is classified as dilated, hypertrophic, or restrictive. Dilated cardiomyopathy results from damage to cardiac muscle fibers; loss of muscle…