Heart Disorders

Inflammation of pericardium causing pain and friction rub.

Compression of the heart by an abnormal accumulation of fluid or clotted blood in the pericardial cavity that intereferes with ventricular iflling.

Disease of the myocardium that cause dilation and failure of hte heart, thinning of hte heart or thickening of the interventricular septum.

Inflammation fo endocardium due to bacterial infection.

Inadequate blood flwo to mycardium because of atherosclerosis causing a heart attack.

Seepage of fluid from the pericardium into pericardial cavity resulting from pericarditis.

This may cause cardiac tamponade.

• Abnormal openings in enteatrial or interventricular septum. 
• Results in blood fro mright atrum flowing directly into the left.
• May also results from blood from the left ventricel returnign to the right ventricle.