Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR), also known as partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) is a congenital heart defect in which some blood vessels carrying oxygen-rich blood from the...
Cardiovascular diseases
Many people know common complications of diabetes such as neuropathy (nerve damage), retinopathy (eye disease), and nephropathy (kidney disease). What you may not realize is that diabetes also increases your...
Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a rare genetic conduction disorder. As a result, the ventricles in the heart take longer to pump and recover than expected. This can lead to...
Kabuki Syndrome (KS) is a rare disease characterized by multiple physical malformations and mental deficiencies. It is often associated with congenital heart defects, which are present in approximately 70% of...
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a congenital heart defect affecting how the blood moves through the heart. It happens when the left side of the heart does not form correctly while the baby develops before birth. HLHS is considered a critical congenital heart defect, and your baby will need surgery soon after birth to correct the defect.
Heart disease is the number one killer of men in the United States. In 2020, heart disease, which develops in men about 10 years before it develops in women, caused approximately one in every four deaths among men. Nearly 400,000 men died from it that year, according to the CDC. And here’s one more scary statistic: Half of men who die of coronary artery disease (CAD), the most common form of heart disease, do not have any symptoms. Their first sign they have it is a heart attack.
Abnormally elevated blood pressure (hypertension) should not be taken lightly. Sustained hypertension (HT) in both children and adults can cause significant injuries to numerous organs, among which are the cardiovascular...
Hemitruncus is a rare congenital heart defect (CHD). With this condition, the largest artery leading to the lungs (the pulmonary artery) and usually the left branch are in the correct...
Eisenmenger syndrome is a long-term complication of one or more unrepaired congenital heart defects. People with less access to healthcare and heart screening services may have heart defects that go...
