heart disorders

Coronary artery disease

Plaque build up in coronary artery

Atherosclerotic plaques

Plaque buildup in arteries

Congenital heart defects

Abnormalities that develop before birth ex. hole in heart leaky valves

Arrhythmia

Improper meeting of heart, electrical impulses aren’t working correctly

Congestive heart failure

heart doesn’t pump as well as it should, can’t pump or fill properly

Myocardial infarction

Heart attack – some muscle tissue dies. Some of plaque in artery fall off, leading to clotting where blood cannot pass.

Angina-heart muscle irritated, but no muscle death yet