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What are some types of heart disease?

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What are some types of heart disease?

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Answer • Coronary Heart Disease • Hypertensive Heart Disease • Congestive Heart Failure • Congenital Defects • Rheumatic Heart Disease Coronary Heart Disease is caused by damage to the arteries within the heart (the coronary arteries). When there is sufficient decrease in blood flow to result in decreased oxygenation of the heart, it is injured and if there is sufficient deprivation, the muscle can die which is what we call a myocardial infarction (MI) or a heart attack. Hypertensive Heart Disease is caused by untreated high blood pressure. Congestive Heart Failure is caused by conditions that weaken heart muscles, making them unable to pump enough blood for the body’s needs. Congenital Defects is caused by heart defects existing at or before birth. Rheumatic Heart Disease is caused by rheumatic fever. A disease, probably infectious, associated with the presence of hemolytic streptococci in the body.