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--- intracranial arteriovenous malformations
--- aortic coarctation
--- arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
--- cor triatriatum
--- coronary vessel anomalies --- crisscross heart
--- dextrocardia
--- kartagener syndrome --- ductus arteriosus, patent --- ebstein's anomaly
--- eisenmenger complex --- heart septal defects --- aortopulmonary septal defect
--- endocardial cushion defects --- heart septal defects, atrial --- lutembacher's syndrome
--- trilogy of fallot
--- heart septal defects, ventricular --- hypoplastic left heart syndrome
--- leopard syndrome
--- levocardia
--- marfan syndrome
--- tetralogy of fallot
--- transposition of great vessels --- double outlet right ventricle
--- tricuspid atresia
--- truncus arteriosus, persistent
--- atrial flutter
--- bradycardia
--- cardiac complexes, premature --- atrial premature complexes --- ventricular premature complexes --- heart block
--- adams-stokes syndrome --- bundle-branch block --- sinoatrial block
--- long qt syndrome
--- andersen syndrome --- jervell-lange nielsen syndrome --- romano-ward syndrome
--- parasystole
--- pre-excitation syndromes --- lown-ganong-levine syndrome
--- pre-excitation, mahaim-type --- wolff-parkinson-white syndrome
--- sick sinus syndrome
--- tachycardia
--- tachycardia, paroxysmal --- tachycardia, supraventricular --- accelerated idioventricular rhythm
--- tachycardia, atrioventricular nodal reentry --- tachycardia, ectopic atrial --- tachycardia, ectopic junctional --- tachycardia, sinoatrial nodal reentry --- tachycardia, sinus --- tachycardia, ventricular --- arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
--- torsades de pointes
--- ventricular fibrillation
--- cardiomegaly
--- cardiomyopathy, dilated --- hypertrophy, left ventricular --- hypertrophy, right ventricular
--- endomyocardial fibrosis --- glycogen storage disease type iib --- kearns-sayer syndrome --- myocardial reperfusion injury --- myocarditis
--- endocarditis
--- endocarditis, bacterial --- endocarditis, subacute bacterial
--- arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
--- cor triatriatum
--- coronary vessel anomalies --- crisscross heart
--- dextrocardia
--- kartagener syndrome --- ductus arteriosus, patent --- ebstein's anomaly
--- eisenmenger complex --- heart septal defects --- aortopulmonary septal defect
--- endocardial cushion defects --- heart septal defects, atrial --- lutembacher's syndrome
--- trilogy of fallot
--- heart septal defects, ventricular --- hypoplastic left heart syndrome
--- leopard syndrome
--- levocardia
--- marfan syndrome
--- tetralogy of fallot
--- transposition of great vessels --- double outlet right ventricle
--- tricuspid atresia
--- truncus arteriosus, persistent
--- aortic stenosis, supravalvular --- williams syndrome
--- aortic stenosis, subvalvular --- cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic --- discrete subaortic stenosis --- heart murmurs --- heart valve prolapse --- aortic valve prolapse --- mitral valve prolapse
--- tricuspid valve prolapse --- mitral valve insufficiency --- mitral valve stenosis --- pulmonary atresia
--- pulmonary valve insufficiency
--- pulmonary valve stenosis
--- leopard syndrome
--- pulmonary subvalvular stenosis --- tricuspid atresia
--- tricuspid valve insufficiency --- tricuspid valve stenosis
--- myocardial ischemia
--- coronary disease
--- angina pectoris --- angina, unstable --- angina pectoris, variant --- microvascular angina --- coronary aneurysm --- Coronary Arteriosclerosis --- coronary stenosis --- coronary restenosis --- coronary thrombosis
--- coronary vasospasm
--- angina pectoris, variant --- myocardial infarction
--- myocardial stunning
--- shock, cardiogenic --- myocardial stunning
--- pericarditis
--- pericarditis, constrictive --- pericarditis, tuberculous
--- aneurysm
--- aneurysm, dissecting --- carotid artery, internal, dissection --- vertebral artery dissection
--- aneurysm, false --- aneurysm, infected --- aneurysm, ruptured --- aortic rupture --- aortic aneurysm
--- aortic aneurysm, abdominal --- aortic aneurysm, thoracic --- aortic rupture --- coronary aneurysm --- heart aneurysm --- iliac aneurysm --- intracranial aneurysm
--- angiodysplasia
--- gastric antral vascular ectasia
--- angiomatosis
--- angiomatosis, bacillary --- hippel-lindau disease --- klippel-trenaunay-weber syndrome
--- sturge-weber syndrome
--- aortic aneurysm, abdominal --- aortic aneurysm, thoracic --- aortic rupture --- aortic arch syndromes --- takayasu's arteritis
--- aortitis
--- leriche's syndrome
--- arteriolosclerosis
--- arteriosclerosis obliterans
--- atherosclerosis
--- intracranial arteriosclerosis --- dementia, vascular --- coronary arteriosclerosis --- intermittent claudication
--- monckeberg medial calcific sclerosis --- carotid stenosis --- fibromuscular dysplasia
--- leriche's syndrome
--- mesenteric vascular occlusion --- moyamoya disease --- renal artery obstruction --- retinal artery occlusion --- thromboangiitis obliterans
--- intracranial arteriovenous malformations
--- arteritis
--- aids arteritis, central nervous system --- endarteritis --- polyarteritis nodosa
--- takayasu's arteritis
--- temporal arteritis
--- infarction, anterior cerebral artery --- infarction, middle cerebral artery --- infarction, posterior cerebral artery --- moyamoya disease --- intracranial embolism and thrombosis --- carotid artery thrombosis --- intracranial embolism --- intracranial thrombosis --- sinus thrombosis, intracranial --- cavernous sinus thrombosis
--- lateral sinus thrombosis --- sagittal sinus thrombosis --- cerebral hemorrhage --- basal ganglia hemorrhage --- putaminal hemorrhage --- cerebral hemorrhage, traumatic --- brain ischemia --- cerebrovascular accident --- brain infarction --- brain stem infarctions --- lateral medullary syndrome
--- cerebral infarction
--- infarction, anterior cerebral artery --- infarction, middle cerebral artery --- infarction, posterior cerebral artery --- cerebrovascular trauma --- carotid artery injuries --- carotid artery, internal, dissection --- carotid-cavernous sinus fistula --- subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic --- vertebral artery dissection
--- hypoxia-ischemia, brain --- brain ischemia --- ischemic attack, transient --- hypoxia, brain --- intracranial arterial diseases --- cerebral arterial diseases --- cadasil
--- cerebral amyloid angiopathy --- cerebral amyloid angiopathy, familial --- infarction, anterior cerebral artery --- infarction, middle cerebral artery --- infarction, posterior cerebral artery --- intracranial aneurysm --- intracranial arteriosclerosis --- dementia, vascular --- intracranial arteriovenous malformations --- intracranial hemorrhages --- cerebral hemorrhage --- basal ganglia hemorrhage --- putaminal hemorrhage --- cerebral hemorrhage, traumatic --- intracranial hemorrhage, hypertensive --- intracranial hemorrhage, traumatic --- brain hemorrhage, traumatic --- brain stem hemorrhage, traumatic --- cerebral hemorrhage, traumatic --- hematoma, epidural, cranial --- hematoma, subdural --- hematoma, subdural, acute --- hematoma, subdural, chronic --- hematoma, subdural, intracranial --- subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic --- pituitary apoplexy
--- subarachnoid hemorrhage
--- subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic --- leukomalacia, periventricular --- sneddon syndrome
--- vascular headaches --- vasculitis, central nervous system --- aids arteritis, central nervous system --- lupus vasculitis, central nervous system --- temporal arteritis
--- vasospasm, intracranial --- vertebral artery dissection
--- vertebrobasilar insufficiency
--- subclavian steal syndrome
--- diabetic retinopathy
--- embolism, air --- embolism, amniotic fluid --- embolism, cholesterol --- blue toe syndrome
--- embolism, fat --- pulmonary embolism
--- thromboembolism --- intracranial embolism and thrombosis --- carotid artery thrombosis --- intracranial embolism --- intracranial thrombosis --- sinus thrombosis, intracranial --- cavernous sinus thrombosis
--- lateral sinus thrombosis --- sagittal sinus thrombosis --- embolism, paradoxical --- thrombosis
--- coronary thrombosis
--- purpura, thrombotic thrombocytopenic --- thromboembolism --- intracranial embolism and thrombosis --- carotid artery thrombosis --- intracranial embolism --- intracranial thrombosis --- sinus thrombosis, intracranial --- cavernous sinus thrombosis
--- lateral sinus thrombosis --- sagittal sinus thrombosis --- embolism, paradoxical --- venous thrombosis
--- hepatic vein thrombosis --- retinal vein occlusion --- thrombophlebitis
--- hepatic veno-occlusive disease
--- hypertension
--- hypertension, malignant --- hypertension, pregnancy-induced --- hypertension, renal --- hypertension, renovascular
--- hypotension
--- hypotension, orthostatic --- shy-drager syndrome
--- ischemia
--- brain ischemia --- colitis, ischemic --- compartment syndromes --- anterior compartment syndrome --- infarction
--- brain infarction --- brain stem infarctions --- lateral medullary syndrome
--- cerebral infarction
--- dementia, multi-infarct --- infarction, anterior cerebral artery --- infarction, middle cerebral artery --- infarction, posterior cerebral artery --- myocardial infarction
--- myocardial stunning
--- shock, cardiogenic --- pulmonary embolism
--- splenic infarction
--- myocardial ischemia
--- coronary disease
--- angina pectoris --- angina pectoris, variant --- angina, unstable --- microvascular angina --- coronary aneurysm --- coronary arteriosclerosis --- coronary stenosis --- coronary restenosis --- coronary thrombosis
--- coronary vasospasm
--- angina pectoris, variant --- myocardial infarction
--- myocardial stunning
--- shock, cardiogenic --- myocardial stunning
--- optic neuropathy, ischemic --- reperfusion injury
--- myocardial reperfusion injury --- spinal cord ischemia --- anterior spinal artery syndrome
--- phlebitis
--- postphlebitic syndrome --- thrombophlebitis
--- spinal cord ischemia --- anterior spinal artery syndrome
--- crest syndrome
--- telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic
--- thoracic outlet syndrome
--- cervical rib syndrome
--- ehlers-danlos syndrome
--- hemangioma, cavernous --- hemangioma, cavernous, central nervous system --- multiple myeloma
--- pseudoxanthoma elasticum
--- purpura, hyperglobulinemic --- purpura, schoenlein-henoch --- scurvy
--- shwartzman phenomenon
--- telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic --- waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
--- vasculitis
--- aortitis
--- arteritis
--- aids arteritis, central nervous system --- endarteritis --- polyarteritis nodosa
--- takayasu's arteritis
--- temporal arteritis
--- behcet syndrome --- Churg-Strauss syndrome
--- mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome --- phlebitis
--- thrombophlebitis
--- retinal vasculitis
--- shwartzman phenomenon
--- thromboangiitis obliterans --- vasculitis, central nervous system --- aids arteritis, central nervous system --- lupus vasculitis, central nervous system --- temporal arteritis
--- vasculitis, hypersensitivity --- purpura, schoenlein-henoch --- vasculitis, allergic cutaneous --- wegener's granulomatosis
--- venous insufficiency
--- postphlebitic syndrome
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--- arteriovenous malformations
--- arteriovenous fistulaArteriovenous fistula
An arteriovenous fistula is an abnormal connection or passageway between an artery and a vein. It may be congenital, surgically created for hemodialysis treatments, or acquired due to pathologic process, such as trauma or erosion of an arterial aneurysm....
--- intracranial arteriovenous malformations
--- central nervous system vascular malformations
--- heart defects, congenital
--- alagille syndromeAlagille syndrome
Alagille syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the liver, heart, kidney, and other systems of the body. Problems associated with the disorder generally become evident in infancy or early childhood...
--- aortic coarctation
Aortic coarctation
Coarctation of the aorta, or aortic coarctation, is a congenital condition whereby the aorta narrows in the area where the ductus arteriosus inserts.-Types:There are three types:...
--- arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia , also called arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy or arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy , is an inherited heart disease....
--- cor triatriatum
Cor triatriatum
Cor triatriatum is a congenital heart defect where the left atrium or right atrium is subdivided by a thin membrane, resulting in three atrial chambers . The membrane may be complete or may contain one or more fenestrations of varying size...
--- coronary vessel anomalies --- crisscross heart
Crisscross heart
Crisscross heart is a type of congenital heart defect where the right atrium is closely associated with the left ventricle in space, and the left atrium is closely associated with the right ventricle....
--- dextrocardia
Dextrocardia
Dextrocardia is a congenital defect in which the heart is situated on the right side of the body. There are two main types of dextrocardia: dextrocardia of embryonic arrest and dextrocardia situs inversus...
--- kartagener syndrome --- ductus arteriosus, patent --- ebstein's anomaly
Ebstein's anomaly
Ebstein anomaly is a congenital heart defect in which the opening of the tricuspid valve is displaced towards the apex of the right ventricle of the heart.-Presentation:...
--- eisenmenger complex --- heart septal defects --- aortopulmonary septal defect
Aortopulmonary septal defect
An aortopulmonary septal defect is a heart disorder deriving from disorders of the development of the aorticopulmonary septum.There are numerous types. Types include:* persistent truncus arteriosus* double outlet right ventricle...
--- endocardial cushion defects --- heart septal defects, atrial --- lutembacher's syndrome
Lutembacher's syndrome
Lutembacher's syndrome is a form of congenital heart disease. It is atrial septal defect which involves mitral stenosis.It is named for René Lutembacher....
--- trilogy of fallot
Trilogy of Fallot
-Presentation:It consists of the following:* pulmonary valve stenosis* right ventricular hypertrophy* atrial septal defectThe first two of these are also found in the tetralogy of Fallot. However, the tetralogy has a ventricular septal defect instead of an atrial one, and it also involves an...
--- heart septal defects, ventricular --- hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome , is a rare congenital heart defect in which the left ventricle of the heart is severely underdeveloped.-Causes:...
--- leopard syndrome
Leopard syndrome
LEOPARD syndrome - is part of a group called Ras/MAPK pathway syndromes - is a rare autosomal dominant, multisystem disease caused by a...
--- levocardia
Levocardia
Levocardia is a medical condition where the heart is on the correct side of the body , but the related structures are on the wrong side, either due to corrected transposition of the great vessels or to situs inversus....
--- marfan syndrome
Marfan syndrome
Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder of the connective tissue. People with Marfan's tend to be unusually tall, with long limbs and long, thin fingers....
--- tetralogy of fallot
Tetralogy of Fallot
Tetralogy of Fallot is a congenital heart defect which is classically understood to involve four anatomical abnormalities...
--- transposition of great vessels --- double outlet right ventricle
Double outlet right ventricle
Double outlet right ventricle is a form of congenital heart disease where both of the great arteries connect to the right ventricle...
--- tricuspid atresia
Tricuspid atresia
Tricuspid atresia is a form of congenital heart disease whereby there is a complete absence of the tricuspid valve. Therefore, there is an absence of right atrioventricular connection. This leads to a hypoplastic or absent right ventricle....
--- truncus arteriosus, persistent
--- arrhythmia
--- arrhythmia, sinus --- atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia . It is a common cause of irregular heart beat, identified clinically by taking a pulse. Chaotic electrical activity in the two upper chambers of the heart result in the muscle fibrillating , instead of achieving coordinated contraction...
--- atrial flutter
Atrial flutter
Atrial flutter is an abnormal heart rhythm that occurs in the atria of the heart. When it first occurs, it is usually associated with a fast heart rate or tachycardia , and falls into the category of supra-ventricular tachycardias. While this rhythm occurs most often in individuals with...
--- bradycardia
Bradycardia
Bradycardia , in the context of adult medicine, is the resting heart rate of under 60 beats per minute, though it is seldom symptomatic until the rate drops below 50 beat/min. It may cause cardiac arrest in some patients, because those with bradycardia may not be pumping enough oxygen to their heart...
--- cardiac complexes, premature --- atrial premature complexes --- ventricular premature complexes --- heart block
Heart block
A heart block can be a blockage at any level of the electrical conduction system of the heart .* Blocks that occur within the sinoatrial node are described as SA nodal blocks....
--- adams-stokes syndrome --- bundle-branch block --- sinoatrial block
Sinoatrial block
A sinoatrial block is a disease which involves an impairment of conduction at the sinoatrial node. An absent P wave on an ECG can indicate sinoatrial block....
--- long qt syndrome
Long QT syndrome
The long QT syndrome is a rare inborn heart condition in which delayed repolarization of the heart following a heartbeat increases the risk of episodes of torsade de pointes . These episodes may lead to palpitations, fainting and sudden death due to ventricular fibrillation...
--- andersen syndrome --- jervell-lange nielsen syndrome --- romano-ward syndrome
Romano-Ward syndrome
Romano-Ward syndrome, is the major variant of long QT syndrome. It is a condition that causes a disruption of the heart's normal rhythm. This disorder is a form of long QT syndrome, which is a heart condition that causes the cardiac muscle to take longer than usual to recharge between beats...
--- parasystole
Parasystole
Parasystole is a kind of arrhythmia caused by the presence and function of a secondary pacemaker in the heart, which works in parallel with the SA node. Parasystolic pacemakers are protected from depolarization by the SA node by some kind of entrance block. This block can be complete or...
--- pre-excitation syndromes --- lown-ganong-levine syndrome
Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome
Lown–Ganong–Levine syndrome is a syndrome of pre-excitation of the ventricles due to an accessory pathway providing an abnormal electrical communication from the atria to the ventricles. It is grouped with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome as an atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia . The syndrome...
--- pre-excitation, mahaim-type --- wolff-parkinson-white syndrome
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome is a disorder of the heart in which the ventricles of the heart contract prematurely due to an accessory pathway known as the bundle of Kent. This accessory pathway is an abnormal electrical communication from the atria to the ventricles...
--- sick sinus syndrome
Sick sinus syndrome
Sick sinus syndrome, also called sinus node dysfunction, is a group of abnormal heart rhythms presumably caused by a malfunction of the sinus node, the heart's primary pacemaker...
--- tachycardia
Tachycardia
Tachycardia comes from the Greek words tachys and kardia . Tachycardia typically refers to a heart rate that exceeds the normal range for a resting heart rate...
--- tachycardia, paroxysmal --- tachycardia, supraventricular --- accelerated idioventricular rhythm
Accelerated idioventricular rhythm
In accelerated idioventricular rhythm, the rate of cardiac contraction is determined by the intrinsic rate of depolarisation of the cardiac cells.It can be present at birth.-Pathophysiology:...
--- tachycardia, atrioventricular nodal reentry --- tachycardia, ectopic atrial --- tachycardia, ectopic junctional --- tachycardia, sinoatrial nodal reentry --- tachycardia, sinus --- tachycardia, ventricular --- arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia , also called arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy or arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy , is an inherited heart disease....
--- torsades de pointes
Torsades de pointes
Torsades de pointes, or simply torsades, is a French term that literally means "twisting of the points". It was first described by Dessertenne in 1966 and refers to a specific, rare variety of ventricular tachycardia that exhibits distinct characteristics on the electrocardiogram .- Presentation...
--- ventricular fibrillation
Ventricular fibrillation
Ventricular fibrillation is a condition in which there is uncoordinated contraction of the cardiac muscle of the ventricles in the heart, making them quiver rather than contract properly. Ventricular fibrillation is a medical emergency and most commonly identified arrythmia in cardiac arrest...
--- cardiomegalyCardiomegalyCardiomegaly is a medical condition wherein the heart is enlarged. It is generally categorized in the following manner:* Cardiomegaly due to dilation* Cardiomegaly due to ventricular hypertrophy** Left ventricular hypertrophy...
--- cardiomyopathy, dilated --- hypertrophy, left ventricular --- hypertrophy, right ventricular--- cardiomyopathies
--- cardiomyopathy, alcoholic --- cardiomyopathy, dilated --- cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic --- cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic, familial --- cardiomyopathy, restrictive --- chagas cardiomyopathy --- endocardial fibroelastosisEndocardial fibroelastosis
Endocardial Fibroelastosis is a rare heart disorder usually associated with children two years old and younger. It may also be considered a reaction to stress, not necessarily a specific disease.It should not be confused with endomyocardial fibrosis....
--- endomyocardial fibrosis --- glycogen storage disease type iib --- kearns-sayer syndrome --- myocardial reperfusion injury --- myocarditis
Myocarditis
Myocarditis is inflammation of heart muscle . It resembles a heart attack but coronary arteries are not blocked.Myocarditis is most often due to infection by common viruses, such as parvovirus B19, less commonly non-viral pathogens such as Borrelia burgdorferi or Trypanosoma cruzi, or as a...
--- endocarditisEndocarditisEndocarditis is an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, the endocardium. It usually involves the heart valves . Other structures that may be involved include the interventricular septum, the chordae tendineae, the mural endocardium, or even on intracardiac devices...
--- endocarditis, bacterial --- endocarditis, subacute bacterial--- heart defects, congenital
--- aortic coarctationAortic coarctation
Coarctation of the aorta, or aortic coarctation, is a congenital condition whereby the aorta narrows in the area where the ductus arteriosus inserts.-Types:There are three types:...
--- arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia , also called arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy or arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy , is an inherited heart disease....
--- cor triatriatum
Cor triatriatum
Cor triatriatum is a congenital heart defect where the left atrium or right atrium is subdivided by a thin membrane, resulting in three atrial chambers . The membrane may be complete or may contain one or more fenestrations of varying size...
--- coronary vessel anomalies --- crisscross heart
Crisscross heart
Crisscross heart is a type of congenital heart defect where the right atrium is closely associated with the left ventricle in space, and the left atrium is closely associated with the right ventricle....
--- dextrocardia
Dextrocardia
Dextrocardia is a congenital defect in which the heart is situated on the right side of the body. There are two main types of dextrocardia: dextrocardia of embryonic arrest and dextrocardia situs inversus...
--- kartagener syndrome --- ductus arteriosus, patent --- ebstein's anomaly
Ebstein's anomaly
Ebstein anomaly is a congenital heart defect in which the opening of the tricuspid valve is displaced towards the apex of the right ventricle of the heart.-Presentation:...
--- eisenmenger complex --- heart septal defects --- aortopulmonary septal defect
Aortopulmonary septal defect
An aortopulmonary septal defect is a heart disorder deriving from disorders of the development of the aorticopulmonary septum.There are numerous types. Types include:* persistent truncus arteriosus* double outlet right ventricle...
--- endocardial cushion defects --- heart septal defects, atrial --- lutembacher's syndrome
Lutembacher's syndrome
Lutembacher's syndrome is a form of congenital heart disease. It is atrial septal defect which involves mitral stenosis.It is named for René Lutembacher....
--- trilogy of fallot
Trilogy of Fallot
-Presentation:It consists of the following:* pulmonary valve stenosis* right ventricular hypertrophy* atrial septal defectThe first two of these are also found in the tetralogy of Fallot. However, the tetralogy has a ventricular septal defect instead of an atrial one, and it also involves an...
--- heart septal defects, ventricular --- hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome , is a rare congenital heart defect in which the left ventricle of the heart is severely underdeveloped.-Causes:...
--- leopard syndrome
Leopard syndrome
LEOPARD syndrome - is part of a group called Ras/MAPK pathway syndromes - is a rare autosomal dominant, multisystem disease caused by a...
--- levocardia
Levocardia
Levocardia is a medical condition where the heart is on the correct side of the body , but the related structures are on the wrong side, either due to corrected transposition of the great vessels or to situs inversus....
--- marfan syndrome
Marfan syndrome
Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder of the connective tissue. People with Marfan's tend to be unusually tall, with long limbs and long, thin fingers....
--- tetralogy of fallot
Tetralogy of Fallot
Tetralogy of Fallot is a congenital heart defect which is classically understood to involve four anatomical abnormalities...
--- transposition of great vessels --- double outlet right ventricle
Double outlet right ventricle
Double outlet right ventricle is a form of congenital heart disease where both of the great arteries connect to the right ventricle...
--- tricuspid atresia
Tricuspid atresia
Tricuspid atresia is a form of congenital heart disease whereby there is a complete absence of the tricuspid valve. Therefore, there is an absence of right atrioventricular connection. This leads to a hypoplastic or absent right ventricle....
--- truncus arteriosus, persistent
--- heart failure, congestive
--- cardiomyopathy, dilated --- dyspnea, paroxysmal --- edema, cardiac--- heart rupture
--- heart rupture, post-infarction --- ventricular septal rupture--- heart valve diseases
--- aortic valve insufficiency --- aortic valve stenosisAortic valve stenosis
Aortic valve stenosis is a disease of the heart valves in which the opening of the aortic valve is narrowed. The aortic valve is the valve between the left ventricle of the heart and the aorta, which is the largest artery in the body and carries the entire output of blood.-Pathophysiology:The...
--- aortic stenosis, supravalvular --- williams syndrome
Williams syndrome
Williams syndrome is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a distinctive, "elfin" facial appearance, along with a low nasal bridge; an unusually cheerful demeanor and ease with strangers; developmental delay coupled with strong language skills; and cardiovascular problems, such as...
--- aortic stenosis, subvalvular --- cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic --- discrete subaortic stenosis --- heart murmurs --- heart valve prolapse --- aortic valve prolapse --- mitral valve prolapse
Mitral valve prolapse
Mitral valve prolapse is a valvular heart disease characterized by the displacement of an abnormally thickened mitral valve leaflet into the left atrium during systole. There are various types of MVP, broadly classified as classic and nonclassic. In its nonclassic form, MVP carries a low risk of...
--- tricuspid valve prolapse --- mitral valve insufficiency --- mitral valve stenosis --- pulmonary atresia
Pulmonary atresia
Pulmonary atresia is a congenital malformation of the pulmonary valve in which the valve orifice fails to develop. The valve is completely closed thereby obstructing the outflow of blood from the heart to the lungs. The pulmonary valve is located on the right side of the heart between the right...
--- pulmonary valve insufficiency
Pulmonary valve insufficiency
Pulmonary valve insufficiency is a condition where the pulmonary valve is not strong enough to prevent backflow into the right ventricle...
--- pulmonary valve stenosis
Pulmonary valve stenosis
Pulmonary valve stenosis is a heart valve disorder in which outflow of blood from the right ventricle of the heart is obstructed at the level of the pulmonic valve. This results in the reduction of flow of blood to the lungs. Valvular pulmonic stenosis accounts for 80% of right ventricular outflow...
--- leopard syndrome
Leopard syndrome
LEOPARD syndrome - is part of a group called Ras/MAPK pathway syndromes - is a rare autosomal dominant, multisystem disease caused by a...
--- pulmonary subvalvular stenosis --- tricuspid atresia
Tricuspid atresia
Tricuspid atresia is a form of congenital heart disease whereby there is a complete absence of the tricuspid valve. Therefore, there is an absence of right atrioventricular connection. This leads to a hypoplastic or absent right ventricle....
--- tricuspid valve insufficiency --- tricuspid valve stenosis
Tricuspid valve stenosis
Tricuspid valve stenosis is a valvular heart disease which results in the narrowing of the orifice of the tricuspid valve of the heart. It is a relatively rare condition that causes stenosis- increased resistance to blood flow through the valve.-Causes:...
--- myocardial ischemiaMyocardial ischemiaMyocardial ischemia is an imbalance between myocardial oxygen supply and demand. Left untreated, it results in angina pectoris, myocardial stunning, myocardial hibernation, ischemic preconditioning, postconditioning, or under the most severe instances, acute coronary syndrome and myocardial...
--- coronary diseaseCoronary disease
Coronary disease refers to the failure of coronary circulation to supply adequate circulation to cardiac muscle and surrounding tissue. It is already the most common form of disease affecting the heart and an important cause of premature death in Europe, the Baltic states, Russia, North and South...
--- angina pectoris --- angina, unstable --- angina pectoris, variant --- microvascular angina --- coronary aneurysm --- Coronary Arteriosclerosis --- coronary stenosis --- coronary restenosis --- coronary thrombosis
Coronary thrombosis
Coronary thrombosis is a form of thrombosis affecting the coronary circulation. It is associated with stenosis subsequent to clotting. The condition is considered as a type of ischaemic heart disease.It can lead to a myocardial infarction...
--- coronary vasospasm
Coronary vasospasm
Coronary vasospasm is a form of vasospasm affecting the coronary circulation.It can cause Prinzmetal's angina.It can occur in multiple vessels.Atropine has been used to treat the condition....
--- angina pectoris, variant --- myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
--- myocardial stunning
Myocardial stunning
Myocardial stunning is the reversible reduction of function of heart contraction after reperfusion not accounted for by tissue damage or reduced blood flow....
--- shock, cardiogenic --- myocardial stunning
Myocardial stunning
Myocardial stunning is the reversible reduction of function of heart contraction after reperfusion not accounted for by tissue damage or reduced blood flow....
--- pericarditisPericarditisPericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium . A characteristic chest pain is often present.The causes of pericarditis are varied, including viral infections of the pericardium, idiopathic causes, uremic pericarditis, bacterial infections of the precardium Pericarditis is an inflammation of...
--- pericarditis, constrictive --- pericarditis, tuberculous--- ventricular dysfunction
--- ventricular dysfunction, left --- ventricular dysfunction, right--- ventricular outflow obstruction
--- pregnancy complications, cardiovascular
--- aneurysmAneurysmAn aneurysm or aneurism is a localized, blood-filled balloon-like bulge in the wall of a blood vessel. Aneurysms can commonly occur in arteries at the base of the brain and an aortic aneurysm occurs in the main artery carrying blood from the left ventricle of the heart...
--- aneurysm, dissecting --- carotid artery, internal, dissection --- vertebral artery dissectionVertebral artery dissection
Vertebral artery dissection is a dissection of the inner lining of the vertebral artery, which is located in the neck and supplies blood to the brain. After the tear, blood enters the arterial wall and forms a blood clot, thickening the artery wall and often impeding blood flow...
--- aneurysm, false --- aneurysm, infected --- aneurysm, ruptured --- aortic rupture --- aortic aneurysm
Aortic aneurysm
An aortic aneurysm is a general term for any swelling of the aorta to greater than 1.5 times normal, usually representing an underlying weakness in the wall of the aorta at that location...
--- aortic aneurysm, abdominal --- aortic aneurysm, thoracic --- aortic rupture --- coronary aneurysm --- heart aneurysm --- iliac aneurysm --- intracranial aneurysm
--- angiodysplasiaAngiodysplasiaIn medicine , angiodysplasia is a small vascular malformation of the gut. It is a common cause of otherwise unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding and anemia. Lesions are often multiple, and frequently involve the cecum or ascending colon, although they can occur at other places...
--- gastric antral vascular ectasiaGastric antral vascular ectasia
*Please note that Wikipedia does not give medical advice, and that the information in this article is intended to be solely for informational purposes....
--- angiomatosisAngiomatosisAngiomatosis is a non-neoplastic condition presenting with little knots of capillaries in various organs. It consists of many angiomas. It is also known as Von Hippel-Lindau Disease and is a rare genetic multi system disorder characterized by the abnormal growth of tumours in the body...
--- angiomatosis, bacillary --- hippel-lindau disease --- klippel-trenaunay-weber syndromeKlippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome
Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome, often simply Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome and sometimes angioosteohypertrophy syndrome and hemangiectatic hypertrophy, is a rare congenital medical condition in which blood vessels and/or lymph vessels fail to form properly...
--- sturge-weber syndrome
Sturge-Weber syndrome
Sturge–Weber syndrome, sometimes referred to as encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis, is a rare congenital neurological and skin disorder. It is one of the phakomatoses and is often associated with port-wine stains of the face, glaucoma, seizures, mental retardation, and ipsilateral leptomeningeal...
--- aortic diseases
--- aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysm
An aortic aneurysm is a general term for any swelling of the aorta to greater than 1.5 times normal, usually representing an underlying weakness in the wall of the aorta at that location...
--- aortic aneurysm, abdominal --- aortic aneurysm, thoracic --- aortic rupture --- aortic arch syndromes --- takayasu's arteritis
Takayasu's arteritis
Takayasu's arteritis is a form of large vessel granulomatous vasculitis with massive intimal fibrosis and vascular narrowing affecting often young or middle-aged women of Asian descent...
--- aortitis
Aortitis
-Causes:This inflammation has a number of possible causes, to include: trauma, viral infection, certain immune disorders, and bacterial infection .-Treatment:...
--- leriche's syndrome
Leriche's syndrome
In medicine, aortoiliac occlusive disease, also known as Leriche's syndrome and Leriche syndrome, is atherosclerotic occlusive disease involving the abdominal aorta and/or both of the iliac arteries.-Symptoms:...
--- arterial occlusive diseases
--- arteriosclerosisArteriosclerosis
Arteriosclerosis refers to a stiffening of arteries.Arteriosclerosis is a general term describing any hardening of medium or large arteries It should not be confused with "arteriolosclerosis" or "atherosclerosis".Also known by the name "myoconditis" which is...
--- arteriolosclerosis
Arteriolosclerosis
Arteriolosclerosis is a form of cardiovascular disease affecting the small arteries and arterioles.Types include hyaline arteriolosclerosis and hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis, both associated with vessel wall thickening and luminal narrowing that may cause downstream ischemic injury...
--- arteriosclerosis obliterans
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Arteriosclerosis obliterans is an occlusive arterial disease most prominently affecting the abdominal aorta and the small- and medium-sized arteries of the lower extremities, which may lead to absent dorsalis pedis, posterior tibial, and/or popliteal artery pulses.It is characterized by fibrosis of...
--- atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is a condition in which an artery wall thickens as a result of the accumulation of fatty materials such as cholesterol...
--- intracranial arteriosclerosis --- dementia, vascular --- coronary arteriosclerosis --- intermittent claudication
Intermittent claudication
Intermittent claudication is a clinical diagnosis given for muscle pain , classically in the calf muscle, which occurs during exercise, such as walking, and is relieved by a short period of rest.Claudication derives from the Latin verb claudicare, "to limp".-Signs:One of the hallmarks of arterial...
--- monckeberg medial calcific sclerosis --- carotid stenosis --- fibromuscular dysplasia
Fibromuscular dysplasia
Fibromuscular dysplasia, or fibromuscular dysplasia of arteries, often abbreviated as FMD, is a disease that can cause narrowing of arteries in the kidneys, the carotid arteries supplying the brain, and, less commonly, the arteries of the abdomen...
--- leriche's syndrome
Leriche's syndrome
In medicine, aortoiliac occlusive disease, also known as Leriche's syndrome and Leriche syndrome, is atherosclerotic occlusive disease involving the abdominal aorta and/or both of the iliac arteries.-Symptoms:...
--- mesenteric vascular occlusion --- moyamoya disease --- renal artery obstruction --- retinal artery occlusion --- thromboangiitis obliterans
--- arteriovenous malformations
--- arteriovenous fistulaArteriovenous fistula
An arteriovenous fistula is an abnormal connection or passageway between an artery and a vein. It may be congenital, surgically created for hemodialysis treatments, or acquired due to pathologic process, such as trauma or erosion of an arterial aneurysm....
--- intracranial arteriovenous malformations
--- arteritisArteritisArteritis is inflammation of the walls of arteries, usually as a result of infection or auto-immune response.-Types:Some disorders have arteritis as their main feature...
--- aids arteritis, central nervous system --- endarteritis --- polyarteritis nodosaPolyarteritis nodosa
Polyarteritis nodosa is a vasculitis of medium & small-sized arteries, which become swollen and damaged from attack by rogue immune cells. Polyarteritis nodosa is also called Kussmaul disease or Kussmaul-Maier disease...
--- takayasu's arteritis
Takayasu's arteritis
Takayasu's arteritis is a form of large vessel granulomatous vasculitis with massive intimal fibrosis and vascular narrowing affecting often young or middle-aged women of Asian descent...
--- temporal arteritis
Temporal arteritis
Giant-cell arteritis or Horton disease is an inflammatory disease of blood vessels most commonly involving large and medium arteries of the head...
--- cerebrovascular disorders
--- basal ganglia cerebrovascular disease --- basal ganglia hemorrhage --- putaminal hemorrhage --- carotid artery diseases --- carotid artery thrombosis --- carotid artery injuries --- carotid artery, internal, dissection --- carotid-cavernous sinus fistula --- carotid artery, internal, dissection --- carotid stenosis --- carotid-cavernous sinus fistula --- moyamoya disease --- intracranial arteriovenous malformations --- cerebral arterial diseases --- cadasilCADASIL
CADASIL is the most common form of hereditary stroke disorder, and is thought to be caused by mutations of the Notch 3 gene on chromosome 19. The disease belongs to a family of disorders called the Leukodystrophies...
--- infarction, anterior cerebral artery --- infarction, middle cerebral artery --- infarction, posterior cerebral artery --- moyamoya disease --- intracranial embolism and thrombosis --- carotid artery thrombosis --- intracranial embolism --- intracranial thrombosis --- sinus thrombosis, intracranial --- cavernous sinus thrombosis
Cavernous sinus thrombosis
Cavernous sinus thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot within the cavernous sinus, a cavity at the base of the brain which drains deoxygenated blood from the brain back to the heart. The cause is usually from a spreading infection in the nose, sinuses, ears, or teeth. Staphylococcus aureus...
--- lateral sinus thrombosis --- sagittal sinus thrombosis --- cerebral hemorrhage --- basal ganglia hemorrhage --- putaminal hemorrhage --- cerebral hemorrhage, traumatic --- brain ischemia --- cerebrovascular accident --- brain infarction --- brain stem infarctions --- lateral medullary syndrome
Lateral medullary syndrome
Lateral medullary syndrome is a disease in which the patient has a constellation of neurologic symptoms due to injury to the lateral part of the medulla in the brain, resulting in tissue ischemia and necrosis.-Signs and symptoms:This syndrome is characterized by sensory deficits affecting...
--- cerebral infarction
Cerebral infarction
A cerebral infarction is the ischemic kind of stroke due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain. It can be atherothrombotic or embolic. Stroke caused by cerebral infarction should be distinguished from two other kinds of stroke: cerebral hemorrhage and subarachnoid...
--- infarction, anterior cerebral artery --- infarction, middle cerebral artery --- infarction, posterior cerebral artery --- cerebrovascular trauma --- carotid artery injuries --- carotid artery, internal, dissection --- carotid-cavernous sinus fistula --- subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic --- vertebral artery dissection
Vertebral artery dissection
Vertebral artery dissection is a dissection of the inner lining of the vertebral artery, which is located in the neck and supplies blood to the brain. After the tear, blood enters the arterial wall and forms a blood clot, thickening the artery wall and often impeding blood flow...
--- hypoxia-ischemia, brain --- brain ischemia --- ischemic attack, transient --- hypoxia, brain --- intracranial arterial diseases --- cerebral arterial diseases --- cadasil
CADASIL
CADASIL is the most common form of hereditary stroke disorder, and is thought to be caused by mutations of the Notch 3 gene on chromosome 19. The disease belongs to a family of disorders called the Leukodystrophies...
--- cerebral amyloid angiopathy --- cerebral amyloid angiopathy, familial --- infarction, anterior cerebral artery --- infarction, middle cerebral artery --- infarction, posterior cerebral artery --- intracranial aneurysm --- intracranial arteriosclerosis --- dementia, vascular --- intracranial arteriovenous malformations --- intracranial hemorrhages --- cerebral hemorrhage --- basal ganglia hemorrhage --- putaminal hemorrhage --- cerebral hemorrhage, traumatic --- intracranial hemorrhage, hypertensive --- intracranial hemorrhage, traumatic --- brain hemorrhage, traumatic --- brain stem hemorrhage, traumatic --- cerebral hemorrhage, traumatic --- hematoma, epidural, cranial --- hematoma, subdural --- hematoma, subdural, acute --- hematoma, subdural, chronic --- hematoma, subdural, intracranial --- subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic --- pituitary apoplexy
Pituitary apoplexy
Pituitary apoplexy or pituitary tumor apoplexy is bleeding into or impaired blood supply of the pituitary gland at the base of the brain. This usually occurs in the presence of a tumor of the pituitary, although in 80% of cases this has not been diagnosed previously...
--- subarachnoid hemorrhage
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
A subarachnoid hemorrhage , or subarachnoid haemorrhage in British English, is bleeding into the subarachnoid space—the area between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater surrounding the brain...
--- subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic --- leukomalacia, periventricular --- sneddon syndrome
Sneddon syndrome
Sneddon's syndrome is a form of arteriopathy characterized by several symptoms, including:* cerebrovascular disease* Livedo Reticularis or Livedo Racemosa* hypertension...
--- vascular headaches --- vasculitis, central nervous system --- aids arteritis, central nervous system --- lupus vasculitis, central nervous system --- temporal arteritis
Temporal arteritis
Giant-cell arteritis or Horton disease is an inflammatory disease of blood vessels most commonly involving large and medium arteries of the head...
--- vasospasm, intracranial --- vertebral artery dissection
Vertebral artery dissection
Vertebral artery dissection is a dissection of the inner lining of the vertebral artery, which is located in the neck and supplies blood to the brain. After the tear, blood enters the arterial wall and forms a blood clot, thickening the artery wall and often impeding blood flow...
--- vertebrobasilar insufficiency
Vertebrobasilar insufficiency
Vertebrobasilar insufficiency , or vertebral basilar ischemia , refers to a temporary set of symptoms due to decreased blood flow in the posterior circulation of the brain. The posterior circulation supplies blood to the medulla, cerebellum, pons, midbrain, thalamus, and occipital cortex...
--- subclavian steal syndrome
Subclavian steal syndrome
In medicine, subclavian steal syndrome , also called subclavian steal phenomenon or subclavian steal steno-occlusive disease, is a constellation of signs and symptoms that arise from retrograde flow of blood in the vertebral artery or the internal thoracic artery, due to a proximal stenosis ...
--- diabetic angiopathies
--- diabetic footDiabetic foot
Diabetic foot ulcer is one of the major complications of diabetes mellitus, and probably the major component of the diabetic foot. It occurs in 15% of all patients with diabetes and precedes 84% of all lower leg amputations...
--- diabetic retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy is retinopathy caused by complications of diabetes mellitus, which can eventually lead to blindness....
--- embolism and thrombosis
--- embolismEmbolism
In medicine, an embolism is the event of lodging of an embolus into a narrow capillary vessel of an arterial bed which causes a blockage in a distant part of the body.Embolization is...
--- embolism, air --- embolism, amniotic fluid --- embolism, cholesterol --- blue toe syndrome
Blue toe syndrome
Grey toe syndrome is a situation of atherothrombotic microembolism, causing transient focal ischaemia, occasionally with minor apparent tissue loss, but without diffuse forefoot ischemia....
--- embolism, fat --- pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism is a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream . Usually this is due to embolism of a thrombus from the deep veins in the legs, a process termed venous thromboembolism...
--- thromboembolism --- intracranial embolism and thrombosis --- carotid artery thrombosis --- intracranial embolism --- intracranial thrombosis --- sinus thrombosis, intracranial --- cavernous sinus thrombosis
Cavernous sinus thrombosis
Cavernous sinus thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot within the cavernous sinus, a cavity at the base of the brain which drains deoxygenated blood from the brain back to the heart. The cause is usually from a spreading infection in the nose, sinuses, ears, or teeth. Staphylococcus aureus...
--- lateral sinus thrombosis --- sagittal sinus thrombosis --- embolism, paradoxical --- thrombosis
Thrombosis
Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. When a blood vessel is injured, the body uses platelets and fibrin to form a blood clot to prevent blood loss...
--- coronary thrombosis
Coronary thrombosis
Coronary thrombosis is a form of thrombosis affecting the coronary circulation. It is associated with stenosis subsequent to clotting. The condition is considered as a type of ischaemic heart disease.It can lead to a myocardial infarction...
--- purpura, thrombotic thrombocytopenic --- thromboembolism --- intracranial embolism and thrombosis --- carotid artery thrombosis --- intracranial embolism --- intracranial thrombosis --- sinus thrombosis, intracranial --- cavernous sinus thrombosis
Cavernous sinus thrombosis
Cavernous sinus thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot within the cavernous sinus, a cavity at the base of the brain which drains deoxygenated blood from the brain back to the heart. The cause is usually from a spreading infection in the nose, sinuses, ears, or teeth. Staphylococcus aureus...
--- lateral sinus thrombosis --- sagittal sinus thrombosis --- embolism, paradoxical --- venous thrombosis
Venous thrombosis
A venous thrombosis is a blood clot that forms within a vein. A venous thrombosis is a blood clot that forms within a vein. A venous thrombosis is a blood clot that forms within a vein. (Thrombosis is a medical term for blood clotting (Haemostasis) occurring in the wrong place, i.e...
--- hepatic vein thrombosis --- retinal vein occlusion --- thrombophlebitis
Thrombophlebitis
Thrombophlebitis is phlebitis related to a thrombus . When it occurs repeatedly in different locations, it is known as "Thrombophlebitis migrans" or "migrating thrombophlebitis".-Signs and symptoms:...
--- hepatic veno-occlusive diseaseHepatic veno-occlusive diseaseHepatic veno-occlusive disease or veno-occlusive disease is a condition in which some of the small veins in the liver are blocked. It is a complication of high-dose chemotherapy given before a bone marrow transplant and is marked by weight gain due to fluid retention, increased liver size, and...
--- hypertensionHypertensionHypertension or high blood pressure is a cardiac chronic medical condition in which the systemic arterial blood pressure is elevated. What that means is that the heart is having to work harder than it should to pump the blood around the body. Blood pressure involves two measurements, systolic and...
--- hypertension, malignant --- hypertension, pregnancy-induced --- hypertension, renal --- hypertension, renovascular --- hypotensionHypotensionIn physiology and medicine, hypotension is abnormally low blood pressure, especially in the arteries of the systemic circulation. It is best understood as a physiologic state, rather than a disease. It is often associated with shock, though not necessarily indicative of it. Hypotension is the...
--- hypotension, orthostatic --- shy-drager syndrome --- ischemiaIschemiaIn medicine, ischemia is a restriction in blood supply, generally due to factors in the blood vessels, with resultant damage or dysfunction of tissue. It may also be spelled ischaemia or ischæmia...
--- brain ischemia --- colitis, ischemic --- compartment syndromes --- anterior compartment syndrome --- infarctionInfarction
In medicine, infarction refers to tissue death that is caused by a local lack of oxygen due to obstruction of the tissue's blood supply. The resulting lesion is referred to as an infarct.-Causes:...
--- brain infarction --- brain stem infarctions --- lateral medullary syndrome
Lateral medullary syndrome
Lateral medullary syndrome is a disease in which the patient has a constellation of neurologic symptoms due to injury to the lateral part of the medulla in the brain, resulting in tissue ischemia and necrosis.-Signs and symptoms:This syndrome is characterized by sensory deficits affecting...
--- cerebral infarction
Cerebral infarction
A cerebral infarction is the ischemic kind of stroke due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain. It can be atherothrombotic or embolic. Stroke caused by cerebral infarction should be distinguished from two other kinds of stroke: cerebral hemorrhage and subarachnoid...
--- dementia, multi-infarct --- infarction, anterior cerebral artery --- infarction, middle cerebral artery --- infarction, posterior cerebral artery --- myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
--- myocardial stunning
Myocardial stunning
Myocardial stunning is the reversible reduction of function of heart contraction after reperfusion not accounted for by tissue damage or reduced blood flow....
--- shock, cardiogenic --- pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism is a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream . Usually this is due to embolism of a thrombus from the deep veins in the legs, a process termed venous thromboembolism...
--- splenic infarction
Splenic infarction
In medicine, splenic infarction is a condition in which oxygen supply to the spleen is interrupted, leading to partial or complete infarction in the organ....
--- myocardial ischemia
Myocardial ischemia
Myocardial ischemia is an imbalance between myocardial oxygen supply and demand. Left untreated, it results in angina pectoris, myocardial stunning, myocardial hibernation, ischemic preconditioning, postconditioning, or under the most severe instances, acute coronary syndrome and myocardial...
--- coronary disease
Coronary disease
Coronary disease refers to the failure of coronary circulation to supply adequate circulation to cardiac muscle and surrounding tissue. It is already the most common form of disease affecting the heart and an important cause of premature death in Europe, the Baltic states, Russia, North and South...
--- angina pectoris --- angina pectoris, variant --- angina, unstable --- microvascular angina --- coronary aneurysm --- coronary arteriosclerosis --- coronary stenosis --- coronary restenosis --- coronary thrombosis
Coronary thrombosis
Coronary thrombosis is a form of thrombosis affecting the coronary circulation. It is associated with stenosis subsequent to clotting. The condition is considered as a type of ischaemic heart disease.It can lead to a myocardial infarction...
--- coronary vasospasm
Coronary vasospasm
Coronary vasospasm is a form of vasospasm affecting the coronary circulation.It can cause Prinzmetal's angina.It can occur in multiple vessels.Atropine has been used to treat the condition....
--- angina pectoris, variant --- myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
--- myocardial stunning
Myocardial stunning
Myocardial stunning is the reversible reduction of function of heart contraction after reperfusion not accounted for by tissue damage or reduced blood flow....
--- shock, cardiogenic --- myocardial stunning
Myocardial stunning
Myocardial stunning is the reversible reduction of function of heart contraction after reperfusion not accounted for by tissue damage or reduced blood flow....
--- optic neuropathy, ischemic --- reperfusion injury
Reperfusion injury
Reperfusion injury is the tissue damage caused when blood supply returns to the tissue after a period of ischemia or lack of oxygen. The absence of oxygen and nutrients from blood during the ischemic period creates a condition in which the restoration of circulation results in inflammation and...
--- myocardial reperfusion injury --- spinal cord ischemia --- anterior spinal artery syndrome
Anterior spinal artery syndrome
Ischemia or infarction of the spinal cord in the distribution of the anterior spinal artery, which supplies the ventral two-thirds of the spinal cord and Medulla.-Causes:...
--- phlebitisPhlebitisPhlebitis is an inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs.When phlebitis is associated with the formation of blood clots , usually in the deep veins of the legs, the condition is called thrombophlebitis...
--- postphlebitic syndrome --- thrombophlebitisThrombophlebitis
Thrombophlebitis is phlebitis related to a thrombus . When it occurs repeatedly in different locations, it is known as "Thrombophlebitis migrans" or "migrating thrombophlebitis".-Signs and symptoms:...
--- pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
--- spinal cord vascular diseases
--- anterior spinal artery syndromeAnterior spinal artery syndrome
Ischemia or infarction of the spinal cord in the distribution of the anterior spinal artery, which supplies the ventral two-thirds of the spinal cord and Medulla.-Causes:...
--- spinal cord ischemia --- anterior spinal artery syndrome
Anterior spinal artery syndrome
Ischemia or infarction of the spinal cord in the distribution of the anterior spinal artery, which supplies the ventral two-thirds of the spinal cord and Medulla.-Causes:...
--- telangiectasis
--- ataxia telangiectasiaAtaxia telangiectasia
Ataxia telangiectasia is a rare, neurodegenerative, inherited disease that affects many parts of the body and causes severe disability. Ataxia refers to poor coordination and telangiectasia to small dilated blood vessels, both of which are hallmarks of the disease...
--- crest syndrome
CREST syndrome
The limited cutaneous form of systemic scleroderma is often referred to as CREST syndrome. "CREST" is an acronym for the five main features:* Calcinosis* Raynaud's syndrome* Esophageal dysmotility* Sclerodactyly* Telangiectasia...
--- telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic
--- thoracic outlet syndromeThoracic outlet syndromeThoracic outlet syndrome is a syndrome involving compression at the superior thoracic outlet involving compression of a neurovascular bundle passing between the anterior scalene and middle scalene...
--- cervical rib syndrome--- vascular fistula
--- arterio-arterial fistula --- arteriovenous fistulaArteriovenous fistula
An arteriovenous fistula is an abnormal connection or passageway between an artery and a vein. It may be congenital, surgically created for hemodialysis treatments, or acquired due to pathologic process, such as trauma or erosion of an arterial aneurysm....
--- vascular hemostatic disorders
--- cryoglobulinemiaCryoglobulinemia
Cryoglobulinemia is a medical condition in which the blood contains large amounts of cryoglobulins - proteins that become insoluble at reduced temperatures. Cryoglobulins typically precipitate at temperatures below normal body temperature and will dissolve again if the blood is heated...
--- ehlers-danlos syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Ehlers–Danlos syndrome is a group of inherited connective tissue disorders, caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen . The collagen in connective tissue helps tissues to resist deformation...
--- hemangioma, cavernous --- hemangioma, cavernous, central nervous system --- multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma , also known as plasma cell myeloma or Kahler's disease , is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell normally responsible for the production of antibodies...
--- pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum , also known as Grönblad–Strandberg syndrome, is a genetic disease that causes fragmentation and mineralization of elastic fibers in some tissues. The most common problems arise in the skin and eyes, and later in blood vessels in the form of premature atherosclerosis...
--- purpura, hyperglobulinemic --- purpura, schoenlein-henoch --- scurvy
Scurvy
Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C, which is required for the synthesis of collagen in humans. The chemical name for vitamin C, ascorbic acid, is derived from the Latin name of scurvy, scorbutus, which also provides the adjective scorbutic...
--- shwartzman phenomenon
Shwartzman phenomenon
Shwartzman phenomenon, also known as Shwartzman reaction, is a rare reaction of a body to particular types of toxins, called endotoxins, which cause thrombosis in the affected tissue. A clearing of the thrombosis results in a reticuloendothelial blockade, which prevents re-clearing of the...
--- telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic --- waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
Waldenström macroglobulinemia
Waldenström's macroglobulinemia is cancer involving a subtype of white blood cells called lymphocytes. The main attributing antibody is Immunoglobulin M . WM is an "indolent lymphoma,"...
--- vasculitisVasculitisVasculitis refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders that are characterized by inflammatory destruction of blood vessels. Both arteries and veins are affected. Lymphangitis is sometimes considered a type of vasculitis...
--- aortitisAortitis
-Causes:This inflammation has a number of possible causes, to include: trauma, viral infection, certain immune disorders, and bacterial infection .-Treatment:...
--- arteritis
Arteritis
Arteritis is inflammation of the walls of arteries, usually as a result of infection or auto-immune response.-Types:Some disorders have arteritis as their main feature...
--- aids arteritis, central nervous system --- endarteritis --- polyarteritis nodosa
Polyarteritis nodosa
Polyarteritis nodosa is a vasculitis of medium & small-sized arteries, which become swollen and damaged from attack by rogue immune cells. Polyarteritis nodosa is also called Kussmaul disease or Kussmaul-Maier disease...
--- takayasu's arteritis
Takayasu's arteritis
Takayasu's arteritis is a form of large vessel granulomatous vasculitis with massive intimal fibrosis and vascular narrowing affecting often young or middle-aged women of Asian descent...
--- temporal arteritis
Temporal arteritis
Giant-cell arteritis or Horton disease is an inflammatory disease of blood vessels most commonly involving large and medium arteries of the head...
--- behcet syndrome --- Churg-Strauss syndrome
Churg-Strauss syndrome
Churg–Strauss syndrome is a medium and small vessel autoimmune vasculitis, leading to necrosis. It involves mainly the blood vessels of the lungs , gastrointestinal system, and peripheral nerves, but also affects the heart, skin and kidneys. It is a rare disease that is non-inheritable and...
--- mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome --- phlebitis
Phlebitis
Phlebitis is an inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs.When phlebitis is associated with the formation of blood clots , usually in the deep veins of the legs, the condition is called thrombophlebitis...
--- thrombophlebitis
Thrombophlebitis
Thrombophlebitis is phlebitis related to a thrombus . When it occurs repeatedly in different locations, it is known as "Thrombophlebitis migrans" or "migrating thrombophlebitis".-Signs and symptoms:...
--- retinal vasculitis
Retinal vasculitis
Retinal vasculitis is inflammation of the vascular branches of the retinal artery, caused either by primary ocular disease processes, or as a specific presentation of any systemic form of vasculitis such as Behçet's disease, sarcoidosis, multiple sclerosis, or any form of systemic nectrozing...
--- shwartzman phenomenon
Shwartzman phenomenon
Shwartzman phenomenon, also known as Shwartzman reaction, is a rare reaction of a body to particular types of toxins, called endotoxins, which cause thrombosis in the affected tissue. A clearing of the thrombosis results in a reticuloendothelial blockade, which prevents re-clearing of the...
--- thromboangiitis obliterans --- vasculitis, central nervous system --- aids arteritis, central nervous system --- lupus vasculitis, central nervous system --- temporal arteritis
Temporal arteritis
Giant-cell arteritis or Horton disease is an inflammatory disease of blood vessels most commonly involving large and medium arteries of the head...
--- vasculitis, hypersensitivity --- purpura, schoenlein-henoch --- vasculitis, allergic cutaneous --- wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's granulomatosis , more recently granulomatosis with polyangiitis , is an incurable form of vasculitis that affects the nose, lungs, kidneys and other organs. Due to its end-organ damage, it is life-threatening and requires long-term immunosuppression...