- 1. Kidney infection
- (Kidney infection)
- ... or heart valve, gets infected. Rarely, kidney infection results after kidney surgery. Factors that increase your risk of a kidney infection include: Female anatomy. Women have a greater risk ...
- 2. Truncus arteriosus
- (Truncus arteriosus)
- Truncus arteriosus (TRUNG-kus ahr-teer-e-O-sus), or persistent truncus arteriosus, is a rare heart defect that's present at birth (congenital). If your baby has truncus arteriosus, one large vessel, ...
- 3. Transposition of the great arteries
- (Transposition of the great arteries)
- Transposition of the great arteries is a serious but rare heart defect present at birth (congenital), in which the two main arteries leaving the heart are reversed (transposed). Transposition of the ...
- 4. Tetralogy of Fallot
- (Tetralogy of Fallot)
- Tetralogy of Fallot (teh-tral-uh-je ov fuh-LOE) is a rare condition caused by a combination of four heart defects that are present at birth. These defects, which affect the structure of the heart, cause ...
- 5. Ventricular septal defect
- (Ventricular septal defect )
- A ventricular septal defect (VSD), also called a hole in the heart, is a common heart defect that's present at birth (congenital). The defect involves an opening (hole) in the heart forming between ...
- 6. Heart Disease
- (Heart Disease)
- Heart disease is a broad term used to describe a range of diseases that affect your heart. The various diseases that fall under the umbrella of heart disease include diseases of your blood vessels, ...
- 7. Hunter syndrome
- (Hunter syndrome)
- ... disorders, such as progressive thickening of heart valves, high blood pressure (hypertension) and obstruction of blood vessels Vision loss or damage from degeneration of cells that capture light and ...
- 8. Mitral valve stenosis
- (Mitral valve stenosis)
- Mitral valve stenosis — or mitral stenosis — is a condition in which the heart's mitral valve is narrowed (stenotic). This abnormal valve doesn't open properly, blocking blood flow coming into your ...
- 9. Mitral valve regurgitation
- (Mitral valve regurgitation)
- Mitral valve regurgitation — or mitral regurgitation — happens when your heart's mitral valve doesn't close tightly, which allows blood to flow backward in your heart. When the mitral valve doesn't ...
- 10. Mitral valve prolapse
- (Mitral valve prolapse)
- Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) occurs when the valve between your heart's left upper chamber (left atrium) and the left lower chamber (left ventricle) doesn't close properly. During mitral valve prolapse, ...
- 11. Atrioventricular canal defect
- (Atrioventricular canal defect)
- Atrioventricular canal defect is a combination of several abnormalities in the heart present at birth (congenital abnormalities). This defect, which is sometimes called endocardial cushion defect or ...
- 12. Atrial fibrillation
- (Atrial fibrillation)
- Atrial fibrillation is an irregular and often rapid heart rate that commonly causes poor blood flow to the body. During atrial fibrillation, the heart's two upper chambers (the atria) beat chaotically ...
- 13. Atrial septal defect (ASD)
- (Atrial septal defect (ASD))
- An atrial septal defect (ASD) is a hole in the wall between the two upper chambers of your heart. The condition is present from birth (congenital). Smaller atrial septal defects may close on their own ...
- 14. Marfan syndrome
- (Marfan syndrome)
- ... of your body, Marfan syndrome may disrupt development and function in several sites. Most common are your heart, eyes, blood vessels and skeleton. People with Marfan syndrome are usually tall and thin ...
- 15. Aortic valve stenosis
- (Aortic valve stenosis)
- Aortic valve stenosis — or aortic stenosis — occurs when the heart's aortic valve narrows. This narrowing prevents the valve from opening fully, which obstructs blood flow from your heart into your ...
- 16. Aortic valve regurgitation
- (Aortic valve regurgitation)
- Aortic valve regurgitation — or aortic regurgitation — is a condition that occurs when your heart's aortic valve doesn't close tightly. Aortic valve regurgitation allows some of the blood that was just ...
- 17. Aortic dissection
- (Aortic dissection)
- An aortic dissection is a serious condition in which a tear develops in the inner layer of the aorta, the large blood vessel branching off the heart. Blood surges through this tear into the middle layer ...
- 18. Coarctation of the aorta
- (Coarctation of the aorta)
- Coarctation (ko-ahrk-TAY-shun) of the aorta — or aortic coarctation — is a narrowing of the aorta, the large blood vessel that branches off your heart and delivers oxygen-rich blood to your body. When ...
- 19. Aortic calcification
- (Aortic calcification)
- Aortic valve stenosis — or aortic stenosis — occurs when the heart's aortic valve narrows. This narrowing prevents the valve from opening fully, which obstructs blood flow from your heart into your ...
- 20. Thoracic aortic aneurysm
- (Thoracic aortic aneurysm)
- ... your heart through the center of your chest and abdomen. Because the aorta is the body's main supplier of blood, a ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm can cause life-threatening bleeding. Although you may ...
