Heart Disease

Heart disease is any structural or functional disorder of the heart, including congenital heart disease, coronary artery disease, valvular disease, arrhythmias, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and pericardial disease. Clinical: chest pain, dyspnea, palpitations, edema, syncope. Treatment: diagnose by ECG/echo/imaging; treat underlying cause; secondary prevention (antiplatelet/statin/beta-blocker/ACEi); device/surgical therapy as indicated; cardiac rehab.

Common Symptoms

Chest pain/dyspnea/palpitations/edema/syncope; by disease type

Causes and Pathogenesis

Congenital/atherosclerotic/inflammatory/genetic causes produce cardiac structural/functional disease.

Treatment

Diagnose; treat cause; secondary prevention; device/surgical therapy; rehab

Preventive Measures

Control risk factors; healthy lifestyle; screen.

Department to Visit

It is recommended to visit the Cardiology/Cardiac-surgery department; an appointment can be booked on this platform before the visit.

Warm reminder: The above information is for health science reference only and cannot replace professional medical diagnosis. If you have related symptoms, please seek medical attention at a regular hospital promptly.