Heart

Adult congenital heart disease is a type of defect in one or more structures of the heart that occurs before birth. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

Amyloidosis is a disease marked by the accumulation of abnormally folded proteins in organs and tissues. Learn about symptoms and treatments.

Patients with A-fib benefit from specialized anesthesiology. Learn more about this treatment.

Organ transplants, including heart, liver, kidney and pancreas, require highly specialized anesthesiology skills.

Cardiac bypass surgery presents special risks related to limited blood flow to the heart. Yale Medicine anesthesiologists have expertise in this area.

Chest pain that is caused by reduced blood flow to the heart.

An aortic aneurysm is an abnormal bulging of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

Aortic valve disease is a condition in which the heart’s aortic valve does not work properly. Learn more about symptoms and treatment.

Buildup of plaque in the arteries, causing them to narrow and stiffen and leading to reduced blood flow.

Atrial fibrillation is a heart rhythm problem that causes irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) and abnormal blood flow.

A type of abnormal heart rhythm in which the heart beats too quickly.

An atrial septal defect is a hole in the wall that divides the two chambers of the heart. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

A malfunction in the heart's electrical system that causes the heart to beat slower than it should.

When blood clots form within blood vessels they can obstruct blood flow, which can cause blockages affecting the heart, lungs and other organs.

Cancer rehabilitation is a medically supervised program aimed at improving cardiovascular health. Learn more about this treatment.

Cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the heart muscle has difficulty pumping blood. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

Diagnostic radiology can detect carotid artery disease, the narrowing or blockage of the blood vessels transporting blood to the brain, face and neck.

A complete blockage of a coronary artery that lasts for three or more months

New drugs and medical treatments need to go through a series tests called clinical trials. This is how new and better treatments are made possible.

A congenital anomaly in which part of the aorta is narrowed, resulting in reduced blood flow to the lower body and legs.

Congenital heart disease refers to a structural problem that has affected the way the heart or major blood vessels have formed. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

Congestive heart failure is a weakened heart condition that causes fluid buildup in the feet, arms, lungs, and other organs. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

A surgical procedure to reroute blood flow around narrowed or blocked coronary arteries.

Coronary artery disease is a buildup of cholesterol or plaque that causes arteries to stiffen, narrow, and restrict blood flow. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that develops in a deep vein that can block circulation. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

A condition in which the membrane lining the heart's chambers and valves becomes inflamed.

A heart attack is a condition that blocks blood flow to the heart and causes damage to the heart muscle. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

Women face unique risks, warning signs and symptoms of heart disease. Here's what women—and men who care about them—need to know about this condition.

Heart surgery for heart failure helps repair a variety of heart conditions and disorders.

A heart murmur is an extra, unexpected sound made by the blood as it flows through the heart.

Heart surgeries are procedures to treat severe heart conditions. Learn more about these procedures.

A lifesaving procedure for people who have end-stage heart failure or other severe heart conditions.

A heart valve replacement is a procedure to replace or repair valves that regulate blood flow through the heart. Learn more about this procedure.

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a condition that increases the force of blood against the artery walls. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

Hypercholesterolemia is a condition where the body has unusually high level of fats in the blood. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

Pediatric congenital heart surgery is a procedure to correct a structural problem in a child's heart. Learn about this procedure.

A non-surgical, minimally invasive procedure for treating coronary artery disease.

An occasional extra heartbeat that disrupts the heart's normal rhythm. This type of extra heartbeat begins in one of the upper chambers of the heart.

An occasional extra heartbeat that temporarily changes the heart's regular rhythm. The extra heartbeat originates in one of the heart's lower chambers.

Pulmonary hypertension is a condition involving inflammation and constriction of the pulmonary arteries. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

A heart condition in which there is narrowing at or near the pulmonary valve. As a result, the heart must work harder than usual to pump blood to the lungs where it is oxygenated. Those with moderate to severe pulmonary stenosis may experience shortness of breath, fatigue, chest pain and other symptoms.

Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy is a complex open-heart operation used to treat chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), a rare but serious condition in which blood clots form in the pulmonary (lung) arteries, restricting or blocking blood flow, thereby leading to high blood pressure in these arteries.

Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops pumping, and is a leading cause of death in the United States. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

A congenital heart condition characterized by four different heart abnormalities that prevent blood from flowing through the heart in its normal way.

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure in which the aortic valve is replaced. Learn about this procedure.

A brief episode in which blood flow to the brain is temporarily blocked.

Tricuspid atresia is a rare, life-threatening birth defect of the heart. It occurs when the tricuspid valve, one of the heart's four valves, does not form during fetal development, thereby disrupting the normal flow of blood through the heart.

Ventricular assist devices (VADs) are mechanical pumps surgically implanted inside the chest to support heart function and blood flow. Learn about these devices.