Glossary for Pulmonary heart disease

• Atrial Septal Defect: An abnormal connection between the 2 atria, or upper chambers of the heart
• Breathing difficulties: Various types of breathing difficulty (dyspnea).
• Chest pain: Pain in the chest area.
• Heart disease: Any of various heart conditions.
• Patent ductus arteriosus: Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a congenital heart defect wherein a child's ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth.
• Pulmonary hypertension: Pulmonary hypertension refers to high blood pressure in the blood vessels that carry blood to the lungs. Blood pressure in other parts of the body is normal or sometimes even low. The condition may be caused by such things as lung conditions (e.g. emphysema, chronic bronchitis), heart conditions (e.g. congestive heart failure, birth defects involving heart), AIDS or medications such as fenfluramine (a diet drug). Sometimes it occurs for no apparent reason and is called primary pulmonary hypertension.
• Shortness of breath: The feeling of being short of breath
• Shortness of breath from exercise: Feeling short of breath from exercise or exertion
• Syncope: Temporary loss of conciousness or fainting.
• Tachycardia: Excessively rapid heart beat.
• Ventricular septal defect: An abnormal connection between the 2 lower chambers (ventricles) of the heart.

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