VMC Migration

Tricuspid valve disease
Diseases 29 May 2003

Tricuspid valve disease

Tricuspid valve disease affects the valve which connects the right ventricle and atrium (heart chambers), usually following rheumatic fever.
Atrial septal defect (ASD; ostium secundum defect)
Children's health 28 May 2003

Atrial septal defect (ASD; ostium secundum defect)

Atrial septal defect (ASD) or a hole in the heart is a congenital heart defect in which an opening between the two atria (heart chambers)…
Heart block (atrioventricular conduction abnormalities)
Diseases 28 May 2003

Heart block (atrioventricular conduction abnormalities)

Heart block is a disorder of the electrical conduction system of the heart, causing delayed or missed heart beats between the heart's atria and ventricles.
Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
Children's health 28 May 2003

Ventricular septal defect (VSD)

Ventricular septal defect is a heart disease characterised by a defect of the septum which separates the two heart chambers (ventricles).
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
Children's health 28 May 2003

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)

Patent ductus arteriosus is a congenital heart defect in which a temporary blood vessel near the heart, the ductus artery, fails to close after birth.
Coarctation of the aorta
Children's health 28 May 2003

Coarctation of the aorta

Coarctation of the aorta is a congenital heart defect affecting the main artery from the heart. It affects blood pressure and leads to heart failure.
Tetralogy of Fallot
Children's health 28 May 2003

Tetralogy of Fallot

Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common congenital heart defect. It involves abnormalities of the heart walls, septum and blood vessels including the aorta.
Myocarditis
Diseases 28 May 2003

Myocarditis

Myocarditis refers to infection of the heart muscle. It occurs when viral infections like adenovirus and enterovirus spread to the heart.
Sick sinus syndrome (SSS; bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome)
Diseases 28 May 2003

Sick sinus syndrome (SSS; bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome)

Sick sinus syndrome is arrhythmia or abnormal heartbeat caused by dysfunction of the sinus node, the heart's natural pacemaker, often after a heart attack.