Diseases
29 May 2003
Ventricular arrhythmias (VT; ventricular fibrillation; VF)
Ventricular arrhythmia refers to a severely abnormal heart rhythm which is life-threatening. It may be caused by a heart attack.
Diseases
29 May 2003
Pulmonary valvular disease
Pulmonary valvular disease refers to dysfunction of the pulmonary valve of the heart. It may be present at birth or be due to conditions like…
Diseases
29 May 2003
Peripheral arterial disease (arteriosclerosis)
Peripheral arterial disease is arteriosclerosis or damage to the blood vessels of the legs and feet. Blood flow is restricted and nerve damage may occur.
Diseases
29 May 2003
Intraventricular conduction blocks
Intraventricular conduction blocks refer to obstructions of electrical signals in the heart, due to dysfunction in the fibres of the heart ventricles.
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.
