Cardiology Department

The group of diseases that can affect one or many parts of heart and/or blood vessels of the body is known as cardiovascular disease. A person who physically experiences the disease is termed as symptomatic while a person with cardiovascular disease who does not feel anything at all is considered asymptomatic. What is important here is to know that treating cardiovascular disease is easier when it is detected earlier.

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels. They include:

• coronary heart disease – a disease of the blood vessels supplying the heart muscle;
• cerebrovascular disease – a disease of the blood vessels supplying the brain;
• peripheral arterial disease – a disease of blood vessels supplying the arms and legs;
• rheumatic heart disease – damage to the heart muscle and heart valves from rheumatic fever, caused by streptococcal bacteria;
• congenital heart disease – birth defects that affect the normal development and functioning of the heart caused by malformations of the heart structure from birth; and
• deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism – blood clots in the leg veins, which can dislodge and move to the heart and lungs.