Rheumatic heart disease is a condition that causes permanent damage to the heart valves.
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Cardiomyopathy is any disease of the heart muscle. It causes the heart to lose its ability to pump blood as it should.
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Bacterial endocarditis is an infection of the lining of the heart (endocardium), and the heart valves. It does not happen very often, but when it does, it can cause serious heart damage.
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Eisenmenger syndrome is an advanced form of
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Pericarditis is inflammation or infection of the pericardium. In children, pericarditis is most likely to happen after surgery to repair heart defects.
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Kawasaki disease causes inflamed blood vessels. It can weaken the walls of blood vessels, including the arteries of the heart. Kawasaki mostly affects infants and young children. It is uncommon in the U.S.
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