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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States as of 2007. Thus Cardiac surgery is a procedure on the heart and/or vessels performed by a specialized trained surgeon. Some of the common heart diseases are-:
- Cardiovasculaysteinemia and hypercholesterolemia.
- Hereditary heart disease,
- Hypertensive heart disease
- Inflammatory heart disease,
These heart ailments can also be broken down according to the origination.
- Diseases of the Electrical System of the Heart
- Diseases of the Muscle of the Heart
- Diseases of the Outer Lining of the Heart
- Diseases of the Heart Valves
- Diseases of the Blood Vessels of the Heart
- Diseases related to infections and Inflammation of the Heart
Diseases of the Electrical System of the Heart
These diseases are also referred as Cardiac electrophysiology. It the science of the mechanisms, functions, and performance of the electrical activities of specific regions of the heart.
Names of few diseases are-:
- Tachycardia
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Premature ventricular contraction
- Ventricular tachycardia
- Ventricular fibrillation
- Sick sinus syndrome
- Bundle branch block
- Heart block
- Brugada syndrome
- Long QT syndrome
- Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome
- Short QT syndrome
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW syndrome)
Diseases of the Muscle of the Heart
It is also referred to as the Disorders of the myocardium. The common diseases that effect the muscles of the heart are-:
- Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic cardiomyopathy
- Nonischemic cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy)
- Restrictive cardiomyopathy
- Congestive heart failure
- Ventricular hypertrophy
- Myocardial rupture
Diseases of the Outer Lining of the Heart
It is also referred to as the disorders of the pericardium. The common diseases that effect the outer lining of the heart are-:
- Pericarditis
- Pericardial tamponade
- Constrictive pericarditis
Diseases of the Heart Valves
The common diseases that effect the heart valves are-:
- Aortic valve disorders
- Mitral valve disorders
- Pulmonary valve disorders
- Tricuspid valve disorders
Diseases of the Blood Vessels of the Heart
It is also referred to as the vascualar diseases. The common diseases that effect the blood vessels f the heart are-:
- Vasculitis
- Atherosclerosis
- Aneurysm
- Varicose veins
- Economy class syndrome
- Diseases of the aorta
- Diseases of the carotid arteries
Diseases related to infections and Inflammation of the Heart
Some of the diseases are -:
- Myocarditis
- Pericarditis
- Endocarditis
Tests and procedures for Heart Diseases
The following tests have to be done for finding out about severity of heart diseases-:
- Blood tests
- Echocardiogram
- Cardiac stress test
- Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
- Ambulatory Holter monitor
- Electrophysiologic study
- Myocardial Fractional Flow Reserve (FFRmyo)
- IVUS (IntraVascular UltraSound)
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