Cardiovascular System
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Rheumatic heart disease is heart valve damage due to rheumatic fever. The fever is your body’s inflammatory response to a bacterial infection. Children in poor countries without access to antibiotics are at the highest risk.
Posted August 27, 2022 by Anusha ‐ 2 min read
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Marfan Syndrome
Marfan syndrome is a condition that affects your connective tissue. Connective tissue holds your body together and provides support to many structures throughout your body.
Posted August 27, 2022 by Anusha ‐ 5 min read
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Raynaud's Disease
Raynaud’s disease is when blood vessels in your fingers and toes temporarily overreact to low temperatures or stress. For most people, it isn’t a serious health problem. But for some, the reduced blood flow can cause damage.
Posted August 27, 2022 by Anusha ‐ 4 min read
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Pulmonary Artery Stenosis
Pulmonary artery stenosis (narrowing) affects the artery that carries blood to your child’s lungs to pick up oxygen. To make up for this limited blood flow, right ventricle pressure can go high enough to injure heart muscle.
Posted August 27, 2022 by Anusha ‐ 4 min read
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Aortic Valve Stenosis
Stenosis can mean that the leaflets or cusps of your valve have thickened or scarred and don’t open as well as they should. So with each beat, less blood leaves the heart to go out and nourish your body.
Posted August 27, 2022 by Anusha ‐ 3 min read
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