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.
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)…
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
