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Coronary artery disease develops when the major blood vessels ― the coronary arteries ― that supply your heart with blood, oxygen and nutrients become damaged or diseased. Cholesterol-containing depos...

Peripheral artery disease, also called peripheral arterial disease, is a common circulatory problem where narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to your limbs. When you develop peripheral artery disease...

In heart valve disease, also known as valvular heart disease, one or more of the valves in your heart doesn't work properly. Your heart has four valves that keep blood flowing in the correct directio...

Aortic valve disease is a condition where the valve between the main pumping chamber of your heart and the main artery to your body, the aorta, doesn't work properly. Aortic valve disease may be a con...

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a hole in the heart that remains open after birth. It’s a small opening between the atria, the heart's upper chambers. Normally, the foramen ovale closes during i...

An atrial septal defect (ASD) is a heart condition that a person is born with where there is a hole between the upper chambers of the heart. This hole leads to an increased amount of blood flowing thr...

An abdominal aortic aneurysm is an enlarged and weakened area in the lower part of the major blood vessel that supplies blood to the body (aorta). The aorta runs from the heart through the center of t...

In heart valve disease, also known as valvular heart disease, one or more of the valves in your heart doesn't work properly. Your heart has four valves that keep blood flowing in the correct directio...

Heart rhythm problems, or heart arrhythmias, occur when the electrical impulses that coordinate your heartbeats don't work properly, causing your heart to beat too fast, too slow or irregularly. A com...

Varicose veins are twisted, enlarged veins. Any vein can become varicosed, but veins that are most affected are those in the legs due to standing and walking increasing the pressure in the veins. Var...