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.
Diseases
27 May 2003
Atrial myxoma
Atrial myxoma is a heart disorder in which a rare tumour grows in the left heart chamber. It may cause heart failure, pulmonary hypertension or…
Diseases
27 May 2003
Angina pectoris and unstable angina
Angina pectoris or unstable angina is a coronary artery disease of the vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle. It causes symptoms like chest…
Diseases
26 May 2003
Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that sometimes affects the heart. It occurs following infection with bacteria like streptococcus.
Diseases
26 May 2003
Pulmonary heart disease: Cor pulmonale
Cor pulomonale refers to right-sided heart failure, caused by high blood pressure in the lungs due to chronic lung diseases like COPD.
