Heart diseases describe a range of diseases that affect the heart. Diseases classified as heart diseases include diseases of the blood vessels, such as coronary artery disease, problems with heart rhythm (arrhythmias) and heart defects with which you were born (congenital heart defects), among others. The term “heart disease” is often used interchangeably with the term […]
It is crucial that you start taking care of your heart after you have reached 25 years of age. Earlier it was believed that heart diseases could only affect the older generation of adults. However, this scenario has changed completely and even a teenager can be detected with severe heart problems. This normally happens because […]
We talk about tachycardia when, at rest, apart from physical exercise, the heart beats too quickly, at more than 100 beats per minute. A heart normally beats when it is between 60 and 90 beats per minute. In case of tachycardia, the heart beats rapidly, and sometimes irregularly. This acceleration of the heartbeat may be permanent or transient. It can […]
What is it ? Brugada syndrome is a rare disease characterized by cardiac involvement. It usually results in an acceleration of the heart rhythm (arrhythmia). This intensification of the heart rate can itself result in the presence of palpitations, fainting or even lethal. Some patients may have no symptoms. Nevertheless, despite this fact as well as normalcy in […]
Syncope is a transient, short-lived loss of consciousness that ceases spontaneously. It is due to a sudden and transient fall of the blood circulation of the brain. This transitory defect of oxygen supply to the brain is enough to cause a loss of consciousness and a collapse of the muscle tone, causing a fall of the […]
Pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane covering the heart. Definition of pericarditis Pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium , a membrane that covers the heart. This inflammation is accompanied by swelling in this membrane, in particular due to an excess of fluid flowing between the pericardium and the heart. The main symptoms of pericarditis […]
This card mainly deals with angina pectoris and myocardial infarction (heart attack) . Please also consult our cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure cards. The cardiovascular diseases encompass a multitude of diseases related to poor functioning of the heart or blood vessels that feed it. This sheet focuses on the 2 most common disorders: The angina occurs when there is a lack of oxygenated blood to the heart muscle. It causes […]
The heart failure is the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to meet the needs of the organization. It is a serious health problem that results, among other things, in breathlessness and tiredness disproportionate to the effort produced. It usually occurs in individuals whose health has been weakened for several years by heart or respiratory disorders or by […]
The heart attack is the destruction of part of the heart muscle called myocardium . It occurs when, for example, a clot prevents the blood from circulating normally in the coronary artery, an artery that irrigates the heart. The latter is poorly irrigated and the heart muscle damaged. Myocardial infarction, sometimes called a heart attack or acute coronary syndrome , is fatal in up to 10% of […]
The hyperlipidemia is having a high rate of blood lipids (excess fat), which included cholesterol and triglycerides. This physical state does not cause symptoms. For many people, it does not have any harmful consequences. It is, however, one of the most important of the many risk factors that, added together, can lead to cardiovascular disease. The excess of lipids in the blood […]