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A 53-year-old man experienced an acute myocardial infarction despite walking daily for five years—a sobering reminder that consistent physical activit...
Valvular heart disease encompasses structural or functional abnormalities of one or more cardiac valves—mitral, aortic, tricuspid, or pulmonary—leadin...
Mitral stenosis is a valvular heart disease characterized by narrowing of the mitral valve orifice, most commonly caused by rheumatic heart disease, t...
Mitral regurgitation, also known as mitral insufficiency or mitral valve incompetence, is a common valvular heart disease characterized by improper cl...
Aortic regurgitation (AR), also known as aortic insufficiency, is a valvular heart disease characterized by incomplete closure of the aortic valve, re...
Tricuspid regurgitation (TR), or tricuspid valve insufficiency, is a valvular heart disorder characterized by incomplete closure of the tricuspid valv...
Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is a rare, progressive form of cardiomyopathy characterized by stiffened ventricular myocardium that impairs diastoli...
Left heart failure (LHF) is a progressive cardiovascular condition characterized by the left ventricle’s inability to pump oxygenated blood effectivel...
Congestive heart failure (CHF), often referred to clinically as “global heart failure” when involving both left and right ventricular dysfunction, is ...
