In this heart condition present at birth, two major blood vessels aren't attached to the heart in the usual positions. Learn how it's treated.
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Esophageal varices
Learn how to spot and what to do if you experience signs of this serious liver disease complication.
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Factor V Leiden
This inherited clotting disorder can increase your chance of developing abnormal blood clots, most commonly in your legs or lungs.
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Heart valve disease
Learn about this condition in which one or more of the heart valves doesn't work properly.
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Intracranial venous malformations
Find out more about the diagnosis and treatment of these unusually enlarged veins in the brain.
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Left ventricular hypertrophy
Learn more about this heart condition that causes the walls of the heart's main pumping chamber to become enlarged and thickened.
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Mitral valve disease
Learn more about diseases that affect the valve between the left heart chambers, including mitral valve regurgitation and mitral valve stenosis.
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Mitral valve prolapse
This heart condition, also called Barlow syndrome, affects the valve separating the left heart chambers. Know the symptoms and when it’s treated.
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Mitral valve regurgitation
Learn more about the symptoms and treatment of this most common heart valve condition, which causes blood to leak backward in the heart.
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Mitral valve stenosis
When the valve between the left heart chambers is narrowed, the heart doesn't get enough blood. Know the symptoms, causes and treatment of this type of heart valve disease.
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Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return
In this heart condition present at birth, some blood vessels of the lungs connect to the wrong places in the heart. Learn when treatment is needed.
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Polycythemia vera
This slow-growing blood cancer mainly affects people over 60. Treatments and lifestyle changes may reduce complications and ease symptoms.