...Institute. “Know the Differences: Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Disease, Coronary Heart Disease.” Accessed August 7, 2018. ↩ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. “What Are the Risk Factors for Heart Disease?”...
...10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2015:chap 62. /trp_language] [trp_language language=”ar”][/trp_language] [trp_language language=”fr_FR”][/trp_language] **Heart Malformation Surgery Consultation: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results** **What is Heart Malformation Surgery Consultation?** A heart...
...muscle problem that’s not due to coronary artery disease, which is a common cause of heart failure. Nonischemic cardiomyopathy commonly causes heart failure, a condition in which the heart isn’t...
...parasitic infection, including tuberculosis Heart attack Heart surgery Chest trauma Kidney failure or injury Severe untreated hypothyroidism Whipple’s disease Familial Mediterranean fever Cancer Radiation (e.g., radiotherapy) Sarcoidosis (an inflammatory condition...
...Other causes of pericarditis include:[3][4][5][^10] Bacterial infection (usually spread from nearby tissues or wounds after heart surgery) Tuberculosis Fungi and parasites Kidney failure Heart attack or heart surgery Chest injury...
...American Heart Association. Stress and Heart Health. http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/StressManagement/HowDoesStressAffectYou/Stress-and-Heart-HealthUCM437370_Article.jsp. /trp_language] [trp_language language=”ar”][/trp_language] [trp_language language=”fr_FR”][/trp_language] **What is a Heart Health Consultation: An Overview** A heart health consultation is a comprehensive assessment and...
...serious cases may cause an arrhythmia (irregular heart beat) and heart failure, which is why prompt treatment and repair are essential. Methods of Closure VSD Closure is usually performed using...
...renal failure requires careful, lifelong management, and can progress to end-stage kidney failure which requires dialysis or transplant. However, many cases of chronic renal failure are mild to moderate and...
...rare infection of the inner lining of the heart (endocardium) and the heart valves, usually caused by germs (or, less commonly, fungus) entering the bloodstream and passing into the heart.[1]...
...heart failure. Thus, doctors usually recommend valve replacement following diagnosis to prevent the condition from worsening and save the patient from potentially life-threatening complications. Following an aortic heart valve replacement,...