2.7 cardiac conditions

• Cardiomyopathy - causes the heart to lose its ability to pump blood well
• Arrhythmias - irregular heartbeats
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - when an enlarged heart is not the result of exercise
• Congestive heart failure - also known as heart failure, is a long-term condition that happens when your heart can't pump blood well enough to give your body a normal supply.
• Myocardial infarction - colloquially known as "heart attack, " is caused by decreased or complete cessation of blood flow to a portion of the myocardium.
• Aneurysm is a defect in the wall of an artery in which the wall becomes thin and weak and starts to balloon out as blood pulses against the vessel wall
• Tetralogy of Fallot - is a congenital condition that may also occur from exposure to unknown environmental factors
• Atherosclerosis - is a common condition that develops when a sticky substance called plaque builds up inside your artery
• Angina pectoris - also known as chest pain, is discomfort that occurs when a part of your heart doesn't get enough blood and oxygen
• Levine's sign - is a clenched fist held over the chest to describe ischemic chest pain