Heart Diseases & Conditions Archives

Tetralogy of Fallot is made up of 4 heart defects: A hole in the wall between the lower chambers (the...

The words “heart failure” sound alarming, but they do not mean that your heart has suddenly stopped working. Instead, heart...

Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating, which stops oxygen-rich blood from reaching the brain and other...

Stroke is a form of cerebrovascular disease, meaning it affects the vessels that supply blood to the brain. Stroke was...

About 735,000 Americans have heart attacks every year. In fact, it is estimated that about every 34 seconds, somebody in...

Cardiac ischemia refers to lack of blood flow and oxygen to the heart muscle. Cardiac ischemia happens when an artery...

Rheumatic fever is a complication of untreated strep throat (caused by a group A streptococcal infection). Rheumatic fever can damage...

Electrical impulses from your heart muscle cause your heart to beat (contract). This electrical signal begins in the sinoatrial node,...

Double outlet right ventricle (DORV) is a rare form of congenital heart disease. In a normal heart, the pulmonary artery...

Ebstein’s anomaly (also called Ebstein’s malformation or simply Ebstein anomaly) is a defect that mainly affects the tricuspid valve. The...

Restrictive cardiomyopathy is the least common form of cardiomyopathy. This condition gets its name from the way it restricts the...