Mitral Valve Stenosis
Mitral valve stenosis or mitral stenosis is a narrowing of the heart’s mitral valve. Mitral valve is the only valve…
Aortic valve stenosis
Aortic valve stenosis is abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve. A number of conditions cause disease resulting in narrowing of…
Pediatric Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
The definition and classification of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) have varied over the decades; primarily because the phenotypic expression of ventricular…
Kidney Disease
What Is Kidney Disease? Kidney disease can affect our body’s ability to clean our blood, filter extra water out of…
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy is a progressive disease of the myocardium, or heart muscle. In most cases, the heart muscle weakens and is…
Calcification
Calcification happens when calcium builds up in body tissue, blood vessels, or organs. This buildup can harden and disrupt our body’s…
Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis is inflammation of the bone caused by an infecting organism. Although bone is normally resistant to bacterial colonization, it…
Scarlet fever
Scarlet fever (also known as scarlatina in older literature references) is a syndrome characterized by a blanching, erythematous, maculopapular rash…
Pericardial Effusion
Pericardial effusion is a collection of excess fluid in our pericardium (the sac around our heart). When it happens quickly…