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'''Heart disease''' is a general term for conditions that affect the working of the [[heart]].
Such as (some of these terms may overlap):
*''Cardiomyopathy'' - disease or deterioration of the heart muscle which can cause [[arrhythmia]] or [[tachycardia]] and may result in sudden cardiac [[death]].
*''Cardiovascular disease'' - diseases that directly affect the heart and/or the [[vein]]s and [[artery|arteries]] that supply blood to the heart and may be caused by [[diabetes mellitus]], high [[cholesterol]] or [[hypertension]]
*''Coronary heart disease'' - a condition which can lead to a myocardial infarction ([[heart attack]]) that may be [[fatal]], or [[angina pectoris]] (chest pains).
*''Ischaemic heart disease'' - disease where there is a restricted blood flow to the heart.
*''Heart failure'' - or congestive cardiac [[failure]], a condition whereby the heart fails to fill with enough blood or pump it adequately around the body.
*''Hypertensive heart disease'' - heart disease caused by high blood [[pressure]].
*''Inflammatory heart disease'' - inflammation of the heart [[muscle]] ([[myocardium]]), heart lining ([[endocardium]]), [[valve]]s or the surrounding [[tissue]].
*''Valvular heart disease'' - disease of one or more of the valves of the heart. This may be a [[congenital]] [[birth]] defect or a condition acquired later in life.
[[Category:Medicine]]
Such as (some of these terms may overlap):
*''Cardiomyopathy'' - disease or deterioration of the heart muscle which can cause [[arrhythmia]] or [[tachycardia]] and may result in sudden cardiac [[death]].
*''Cardiovascular disease'' - diseases that directly affect the heart and/or the [[vein]]s and [[artery|arteries]] that supply blood to the heart and may be caused by [[diabetes mellitus]], high [[cholesterol]] or [[hypertension]]
*''Coronary heart disease'' - a condition which can lead to a myocardial infarction ([[heart attack]]) that may be [[fatal]], or [[angina pectoris]] (chest pains).
*''Ischaemic heart disease'' - disease where there is a restricted blood flow to the heart.
*''Heart failure'' - or congestive cardiac [[failure]], a condition whereby the heart fails to fill with enough blood or pump it adequately around the body.
*''Hypertensive heart disease'' - heart disease caused by high blood [[pressure]].
*''Inflammatory heart disease'' - inflammation of the heart [[muscle]] ([[myocardium]]), heart lining ([[endocardium]]), [[valve]]s or the surrounding [[tissue]].
*''Valvular heart disease'' - disease of one or more of the valves of the heart. This may be a [[congenital]] [[birth]] defect or a condition acquired later in life.
[[Category:Medicine]]