Heart disorders such as coronary artery disease are very common. The coronary arteries, which are the heart's primary blood vessels, struggle to supply the organ with enough blood, oxygen, and nutrition.

Inflammation and plaque accumulation in the heart's arteries are the causes of coronary artery disease. Chest pain and heart attacks could be signs of coronary artery disease.

An arrhythmia is an issue with the heart's rhythm. A breakdown in the electrical signals that synchronize the heart's beats can lead to problems with cardiac rhythm. Poor signaling causes the heart to beat too fast, too slowly, or abnormally.

Arrhythmias are primarily caused by issues with the arteries, valves, or muscles of your heart. Arrhythmias can occur when there is a delay or blockage in the electrical signals that control the pulse.

Heart valve disease is the general term for any condition that affects how well one or more of the heart's valves function. Heart valve disease is the cause of rheumatic fever, heart attacks, and thoracic aortic aneurysms.

The damaged heart valve, the severity of the disease, and other variables determine how the heart valve is treated. In certain instances of heart valve disease, surgery may be required to replace or repair a heart valve.

Heart and blood vessel diseases are a group of ailments that together make up cardiovascular disease. These conditions may affect one or more heart and/or blood vessel components.

An individual may be asymptomatic (not displaying any symptoms at all) or symptomatic (physically displaying the disease). Many times, the underlying blood vessel illness is asymptomatic. A heart attack or stroke could be the first sign of an underlying illness.

When there is an excessive buildup of fluid in the pericardium—the two-layered sac-like covering of the heart—it results in a pericardial effusion. Between these layers is usually a small layer of fluid.

Sometimes pericardial effusions go undiagnosed, particularly if they're little or appear gradually. The likelihood of symptoms is increased in cases of rapid effusion, substantial fluid accumulation, or cardiac tamponade.

A disorder called cardiomyopathy affects the heart muscle and makes it harder for the heart to pump blood throughout the body. Cardiomyopathy may result in heart failure. Cardiomyopathy is closely associated with myocardial viral infections.

Cardiomyopathy can occasionally be caused by another disease or the treatment for it. This could involve complicated congenital cardiac conditions, starvation, irregular, fast heartbeats, or particular cancer chemotherapy regimens. Occasionally, a genetic anomaly is linked to cardiomyopathy.

Ventricular tachycardia is a type of arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat. This irregular beat is typically experienced by those with heart disease or a history of heart attacks.

It occurs when the heart's lower chamber beats too rapidly to sufficiently circulate blood throughout the body. Ventricular tachycardia is the result of improper heart signaling, which causes the lower heart chambers to beat rapidly.

The body needs fats to grow and to function. They are also used by the body to synthesize other chemicals, such as hormones. Extra fat that the body stores inside organs and blood vessels can impede blood flow, damage organs, and often lead to catastrophic disorders.

Untreated hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol) can lead to atherosclerosis, or the buildup of plaque inside blood arteries. Complications of hyperlipidemia that may result from this include:

• Heart attack
• Stroke
• Coronary heart disease
• Carotid artery disease
• Sudden cardiac arrest
• Peripheral artery disease
• Microvascular disease

Chest pain or discomfort is the first sign of angina when your heart isn't getting enough oxygen-rich blood. Your heart may beat harder and faster to pump more blood as a result, which could hurt you. Illness is not what angina is.

It is an indication and symptom of heart problems. Angina can cause your chest to feel constricted, uncomfortable, or pressurized. Angina is caused by a decrease in blood flow to the heart muscle.

Heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure, is a chronic illness in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's requirements. Blood clots often cause fluid to build up in the lungs and legs.

When other parts of your body cannot handle the volume of blood it should, blood builds up in those areas. Heart failure can lead to arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, and heart attack.

When the blood supply that gives the heart muscle oxygen is either completely cut off or drastically reduced, the heart attack, also known as a myocardial infarction, happens. This happens when plaque—a buildup of fat, cholesterol, and other substances—constricts the coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart muscle.

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the main cause of heart attacks. The primary indicators and symptoms of a heart attack include shortness of breath, pain or discomfort in the chest, and pain in one or both arms or shoulders.

Aortic valve disease is one type of heart valve disease. The valve that joins the body's main artery, the aorta, to the lower left chamber of the heart, the left ventricle, is impacted by aortic valve disease. Making sure that blood flows through the heart in the proper direction is made easier by the aortic valve.

An ill or damaged aortic valve can restrict blood flow to the rest of the heart and body. In addition to congenital cardiac problems, age-related alterations in the heart, infections, or traumas to the heart can also cause aortic valve dysfunction.

Atherosclerosis is the term used to describe the progressive buildup of plaque in the arterial walls. Atherosclerosis is the term used to describe the hardness or thickening of the arteries. The cause of the issue is plaque that builds up on the inside of an artery.

The precise mechanism or causation of atherosclerosis is unknown. On the other hand, inflammation causes the inside of the artery's walls to progressively harden or accumulate plaque. The vital organs and extremities of the body thus receive less blood and oxygen.

Heart tissue becomes overexposed to an abnormal protein called amyloid, which causes a disease called cardiac amyloidosis. These deposits make it harder for the heart to beat properly. A group of diseases known as amyloidosis occurs when amyloid protein clumps build up in bodily tissues.

The affected organ fails as a result of these proteins progressively replacing healthy tissue. The disease amyloidosis comes in various forms. Cardiac amyloidosis is thought to be brought on by amyloid deposits that replace healthy heart muscle.

The disorder known as peripheral artery disease (PAD) causes the arteries that provide blood to the legs to narrow or clog. This may result in decreased blood supply to the feet and legs, which may cause discomfort, cramping, and numbness in the legs. Atherosclerosis, or the accumulation of plaque in the arteries, is a common cause of PAD. Diabetes, smoking, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol are other risk factors for PAD.

Although PAD is a dangerous illness, it is treatable. Changing one's lifestyle to combat PAD usually include giving up smoking, working out, and maintaining a balanced diet. Medication or surgery might be required in some circumstances.

The condition known as small vessel disease (SVD) damages the body's tiny arteries and capillaries. This results in reduced delivery of oxygen-rich blood to the heart, which can cause angina (chest pain), dyspnea (difficulty breathing), and other symptoms of heart disease. Other terms for small vessel disease include microvascular endothelial dysfunction and coronary microvascular disease. Damage to these veins, which supply oxygen-rich blood to the tissues, can result in several health conditions, such as kidney disease, heart disease, and stroke.

Although the exact cause of SVD is unknown, it is believed to be due to a combination of environmental and genetic factors. In patients with small vessel disease, pumping blood to the rest of the body may become more challenging.

A common disorder when the blood pressure in the arteries is excessively high is called hypertension, or high blood pressure. The force of blood pressing against the artery walls while the heart pumps blood is known as blood pressure. The standard range for blood pressure is 120/80 mmHg. When the diastolic blood pressure is 90 mmHg or more, or the systolic blood pressure is 140 mmHg or more, it is considered high blood pressure.

As hypertension frequently shows no symptoms, it is referred to as the "silent killer." On the other hand, over time, excessive blood pressure can harm the kidneys, brain, heart, and other organs. Untreated hypertension can result in heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, renal failure, and other life-threatening conditions.

The endocardium, the inner lining of the heart chambers and heart valves, becomes inflamed when endocarditis occurs. Bacteria is usually the reason. The medical name for the situation when an infection causes inflammation is infectious endocarditis.

The symptoms of endocarditis are usually mild and can develop gradually over time. The symptoms of many different illnesses are similar to those of endocarditis in its early stages. This clarifies why so many incidents remain unreported.

An arrhythmia, or abnormal heartbeat, that originates in the heart's upper chambers is known as atrial fibrillation. If you have atrial fibrillation, the heart's normal electrical impulse cycle is disrupted.

Consequently, the heart beats rapidly and irregularly, and blood flow from the atria (upper chambers) to the ventricles (lower chambers) is disrupted. Changes or damage to the electrical and structural components of the heart causes atrial fibrillation.

Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs) are defects in the heart that exist from birth and can affect the structure and function of the organ. Possible manifestations of CHDs range from a small hole in the heart to absent or malformed cardiac tissue. These defects may impact how blood flows through the heart and the body as a whole. The majority of CHDs in infants have an unknown cause. Some children are born with heart defects due to genetic or chromosomal differences.

Congenital heart disease is the term used to describe one or more structural heart defects that have existed since birth. A condition that exists from birth is referred to as congenital.

CHD is caused by abnormal fetal heart development in the uterus. Some symptoms may be present from birth, or they may not manifest until later in life. These could include breathing difficulty, fast breathing, extreme sleepiness, or cyanosis (blue lips, skin, or fingernails).

Hypertensive heart disease is the result of several changes to the left ventricle, left atrium, and coronary arteries brought on by persistently high blood pressure. Hypertension increases cardiac workload, which leads to anatomical and functional changes in the heart.

Heart failure may arise from the thickening and frailing of the heart muscle. Additionally, high blood pressure can lead to thicker blood vessel walls, which can be dangerous if cholesterol accumulates inside the blood vessels. After that, the chance of having a heart attack and stroke rises.

Rheumatic heart disease develops when rheumatic fever causes irreversible damage to the heart valves. Damage to the heart valves may begin after an untreated or inadequately treated streptococcal infection, such as strep throat or scarlet fever. This damage may be exacerbated by an inflammatory condition resulting from an immune response.

The primary cause of rheumatic heart disease is rheumatic fever, an inflammatory disease that can affect multiple connective tissues, especially in the skin, joints, heart, or brain. Over time, the cardiac valves may deteriorate and become inflamed.

Mitral valve regurgitation is a condition when the valve between the left heart chambers partially opens, allowing blood to leak backward across the valve. It is the most common kind of valvular heart disease.

If the leak is serious, not enough blood will get to the rest of the body or the heart. Therefore, you may feel quite tired or short of breath if you have mitral valve regurgitation.