Genetics reference Cardiology
Loeys-Dietz syndrome is a disorder that affects the connective tissue in many parts of the body. Connective tissue provides strength and flexibility to structures such as bones, ligaments, muscles, and blood vessels. There are five…
Health topic Cardiology
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) happens when there is a narrowing of the blood vessels outside of your heart. The cause of PAD is atherosclerosis. This happens when plaque builds up on the walls of the arteries that supply blood to…
Medical terminology Cardiology
VASCULAR DISEASES that are associated with DIABETES MELLITUS.
Open-access article Cardiology
Pheochromocytoma is a rare catecholamine-secreting tumor that can cause major cardiovascular complications, including acute heart failure, arrhythmias, and stress-induced cardiomyopathy. Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is an acute…
Literature reference Cardiology
Bibliographic record: Annals of internal medicine (2023 Jun). PMID 37307585. DOI 10.7326/AITC202306200.
Medical entity reference Cardiology
Human disease. Wikidata entity Q489997; linked MeSH descriptor D003925. Includes multilingual names and external identifier mappings.
Genetics reference Cardiology
Marfan syndrome is a disorder that affects the connective tissue in many parts of the body. Connective tissue provides strength and flexibility to structures such as bones, ligaments, muscles, blood vessels, and heart valves. The…
Health topic Cardiology
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are problems with the structure of the heart. "Congenital" means that that the problems are present at birth. These defects happen when a fetus's heart doesn't develop normally during pregnancy.…
Medical terminology Cardiology
DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS of an upper extremity vein (e.g., AXILLARY VEIN; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; and JUGULAR VEINS). It is associated with mechanical factors (Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis, Primary) secondary to other anatomic factors…
Open-access article Cardiology
Several cases of myocarditis and pericarditis have been reported after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. Interestingly, most cases were seen in male adolescents and young adults, commonly after 3-4 days of the second dose of mRNA vaccine.…
Literature reference Cardiology
Bibliographic record: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences (2023 Jun 19). PMID 37122208. DOI 10.1098/rstb.2022.0164.
Medical entity reference Cardiology
Human disease. Wikidata entity Q524353; linked MeSH descriptor D004916. Includes multilingual names and external identifier mappings.
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