Heart Diseases and Conditions

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There are many diseases and conditions that affect the functioning of the heart. Following is a list of these with links to explanations on the American Heart Association web site. The AHA is a national voluntary agency that educates the public about heart disease with the aim of reducing the death rate from coronary heart disease and stroke.

Learn more about the following conditions
from the American Heart Assoc.

• Adams-Stokes Disease
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aortic Regurgitation
• Angina
• Arrhythmia
• Atherosclerosis
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Bacterial Endocarditis
• Bundle Branch Block
• Cardiomyopathy
• Carotid Artery Disease
• Cholesterol, High
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Congenital Heart Disease (Adult)
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Coronary Artery Spasm
• Diabetes
• Diastolic Dysfunction
• Enlarged Heart
• First Degree A-V Block
• Heart Attack
• Heart Failure
• Heart Murmurs
• High Blood Pressure/Hypertension
• Innocent Heart Murmurs (Benign Murmurs)
• J-Curve Phenomenon
• Long Q-T Syndrome
• Marfan Syndrome
• Mitral Valve and Mitral Valve Prolapse
• Pericarditis
• Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
• Premature Ventricular Contractions
• Raynaud's Phenomenon
• Rheumatic Heart Disease
• Silent Ischemia
• Sudden Cardiac Death
• Ventricular Fibrillation
• Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome