- 1. Glomerulonephritis
- (Glomerulonephritis)
- ... spread through your bloodstream and lodge in your heart, causing an infection of one or more of your heart valves. Those at greatest risk are people with a heart defect, such as a damaged or artificial ...
- 2. Gaucher's disease
- (Gaucher's disease)
- ... with type 3 Gaucher's disease are more likely to develop calcification of heart valves, which damages the valves and makes it increasingly difficult for them to open fully and function properly. You're ...
- 3. 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 ...
- 4. Type 2 diabetes in children
- (Type 2 diabetes in children)
- ... The condition can affect nearly every major organ in your child's body, including the heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and kidneys. Keeping your child's blood sugar level close to normal most of the ...
- 5. Type 2 diabetes
- (Type 2 diabetes)
- ... when you're feeling fine. But diabetes affects many major organs, including your heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and kidneys. Controlling your blood sugar levels can help prevent these complications. ...
- 6. Type 1 diabetes in children
- (Type 1 diabetes in children)
- ... standard cow's milk formulas to the development of type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes can affect nearly every major organ in your child's body, including the heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and ...
- 7. Type 1 diabetes
- (Type 1 diabetes)
- ... as is experiencing a respiratory infection just after you were born. Type 1 diabetes can affect many major organs in your body, including your heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and kidneys. Keeping ...
- 8. 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, ...
- 9. Tricuspid atresia
- (Tricuspid atresia)
- Tricuspid atresia is a heart defect present at birth (congenital) in which one of the valves (tricuspid valve) between two of the heart's chambers isn't formed. Instead, there's solid tissue between ...
- 10. Toxoplasmosis
- (Toxoplasmosis)
- ... heart. If you're generally healthy, your immune system keeps the parasites in check. They remain in your body in an inactive state, providing you with lifelong immunity so that you can't become infected ...
- 11. Tuberculosis
- (Tuberculosis)
- ... your bloodstream. These functions become impaired if the liver or kidneys are affected by tuberculosis. Heart. Tuberculosis can infect the tissues that surround your heart, causing inflammation ...
- 12. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- (Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV))
- ... can also become serious in older adults, adults with heart and lung diseases, or anyone with a very weak immune system (immunocompromised). Signs and symptoms of respiratory syncytial virus infection ...
- 13. Chronic kidney failure
- (Chronic kidney failure)
- ... accumulates around the lining of the heart Shortness of breath, if fluid accumulates in the lungs High blood pressure (hypertension) that's difficult to control Signs and symptoms of kidney failure ...
- 14. DiGeorge syndrome
- (DiGeorge syndrome)
- ... syndrome include heart defects, poor immune system function, a cleft palate, complications related to low levels of calcium in the blood and behavioral disorders. The number and severity of problems ...
- 15. Esophageal varices
- (Esophageal varices)
- ... shunt (TIPS) is a small tube that is placed between the portal vein and the hepatic vein, which carries blood from your liver back to your heart. By providing an additional path for blood, the shunt ...
- 16. Valley fever
- (Valley fever)
- ... a mild feeling of constriction to intense pressure resembling a heart attack Chills Night sweats Headache Fatigue Joint aches Red, spotty rash The rash that sometimes accompanies valley ...
- 17. Wegener's granulomatosis
- (Wegener's granulomatosis)
- ... may affect other organs, including your skin, eyes, ears, kidneys, spinal cord and heart. Complications may include: Hearing loss. Inflammation of granulated tissue in the middle ear can lead ...
- 18. 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, ...
- 19. Diabetes
- (Diabetes)
- ... disease. Diabetes dramatically increases the risk of various cardiovascular problems, including coronary artery disease with chest pain (angina), heart attack, stroke and narrowing of arteries (atherosclerosis). ...
- 20. COPD
- (COPD)
- ... pressure in the arteries that bring blood to your lungs (pulmonary hypertension). This puts great strain on the right ventricle of your heart and may cause your ankles and legs to swell. Heart problems. ...
