Types of Heart Disease (Cont.)

Types of Heart Disease Within the Heart Muscle

Types of heart disease that can affect the muscle itself include:
 
  • Cardiomyopathy, including:
o Dilated cardiomyopathy
o Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
o Restrictive cardiomyopathy
  • Myocarditis, which is an inflammation of the heart muscle.
     

Types of Heart Diseases Affecting the Heart Valves

Types of heart disease that can affect the heart valves (valvular heart disease) include:
 

Types of Heart Disease Within the Arteries or Veins

Types of heart disease that affect the coronary arteries and veins include:
 
  • Angina pectoris, or just angina, including:
o Variant angina (also known as Prinzmetal's angina or coronary artery spasm)
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Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD