Carditis
Medical condition
Carditis | |
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Specialty | Cardiology Immunology |
Symptoms | Angina |
Complications | death |
Causes | bacteria virus |
Carditis (pl. carditides) is the inflammation of the heart.[1]
It is usually studied and treated by specifying it as:[citation needed]
- Pericarditis is the inflammation of the pericardium
- Myocarditis is the inflammation of the heart muscle
- Endocarditis is the inflammation of the endocardium
- Pancarditis, also called perimyoendocarditis, is the inflammation of the entire heart: the pericardium, the myocardium and the endocardium
- Reflux carditis refers to a possible outcome of esophageal reflux[citation needed] (also known as GERD), and involves inflammation of the esophagus/stomach mucosa
References
- ^ Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. Dorland, W. A. Newman (32nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Saunders/Elsevier. 2011. ISBN 9781416062578. OCLC 706780870.
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Cardiovascular disease (heart)
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