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2. Myocarditis - Wikipedia

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   Myocarditis refers to an underlying process that causes inflammation and injury of the heart. It does not refer to inflammation of the heart as a consequence of some other insult. Many secondary causes, such as a heart attack, can lead to inflammation of the myocardium and therefore the diagnosis of myocarditis cannot be made by evidence of ...

3. Autoimmune heart disease - Wikipedia

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   Acutely, it can cause pericardial effusion leading to cardiac tamponade and death. After healing, there may be fibrosis and adhesion of the pericardium with the heart leading to constriction of the heart and reduced cardiac function. Myocarditis: Here the muscle bulk of the heart gets inflamed. Inflamed muscles have reduced functional capacity.

4. Here's What Hepatitis C Actually Is—and How You Get It - AOL

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   Differences between hepatitis A, B and C. To recap, hepatitis means inflammation of the liver, and when it’s followed by A, B or C, it refers to three different viruses that can cause this ...

5. Understanding hepatitis C: A growing public health concern - AOL

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   Mar. 14—Hepatitis C is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis C virus. It is becoming a big public health concern in many counties, including Lawrence County, encouraging us to review some ...

6. Viral hepatitis - Wikipedia

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   Hepatitis A and hepatitis B can be prevented by vaccination. Effective treatments for hepatitis C are available but costly. [6] In 2013, about 1.5 million people died from viral hepatitis, most commonly due to hepatitis B and C. [6] East Asia, in particular Mongolia, is the region most affected. [6]

7. What Is Heart Disease? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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   This can happen because many chronic diseases cause systemic inflammation or other metabolic processes that can result in structural or functional damage to blood vessels or the heart itself. They ...

8. Polyarteritis nodosa - Wikipedia

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   Cardiovascular system: Involvement of the arteries of the heart may cause a heart attack, heart failure, and inflammation of the sac around the heart (pericarditis). [citation needed] Gastrointestinal system: Damage to mesenteric arteries can cause abdominal pain, mesenteric ischemia, and bowel perforation. Abdominal pain may also be seen.

9. Hepatitis C - Wikipedia

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   Chronic hepatitis C is defined as infection with the hepatitis C virus persisting for more than six months based on the presence of its RNA. [18] Chronic infections are typically asymptomatic during the first few decades, [ 18 ] and thus are most commonly discovered following the investigation of elevated liver enzyme levels or during a routine ...