Diseases and Conditions

In this section, you will find information about some of the most common diseases and conditions that are treated by CardioVascular Institute cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and vascular surgeons.

You’ll find a description of each disease, as well as information about signs and symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment. There is also a section about our services and CardioVascular Institute physicians who treat each of the followings:

Cardiovascular Medicine

• Angina
  
• Arrhythmias
  
  • Atrial Fibrillation
    
  • Bradycardia (Low Heart Rate)
    
  • Brugada Syndrome
    
  • Long QT Syndrome
    
  • Palpitations
    
  • Sudden Death or Cardiac Arrest
    
  • Syncope or Fainting
    
  • Tachycardia (Fast Heart Rate)
    
  • Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome
    
• Cancer-Related Heart Disease
  
• Coronary Artery Disease
  
• Diabetic Heart Disease
  
• Familial Heart Diseases
  
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
    
  • Coronary Artery Disease
    
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
    
  • Long QT Syndrome
    
  • Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome
    
• Heart Attack
  
• Heart Failure
  
• Pericardial Disease or Pericarditis
  
• Peripheral Artery Disease
  
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
    
  • Carotid Artery Disease
    
  • Mesenteric Artery Disease
    
  • Peripheral Artery Disease of the Legs
    
  • Renal Artery Disease
    
  • Varicose Veins
    
• Stroke
  
• Valve Disease
  
• Aortic Insufficiency
  
• Aortic Stenosis
  
• Aortic Valve Endocarditis
  
• Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
  
• Mitral Valve Endocarditis
  
• Mitral Valve Prolapse
  
• Mitral Valve Regurgitation
  
• Mitral Valve Stenosis
  
• Women's Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiac Surgery

• Aortic Disease
  
  • Aortic Aneurysms
    
  • Aortic Dissection
    
• Aortic Valve Disease
  
  • Aortic Insufficiency
    
  • Aortic Stenosis
    
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve
    
  • Endocarditis
    
• Atrial Fibrillation
  
• Coronary Artery Disease
  
• Mitral Valve Disease
  
  • Endocarditis
    
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse
    
  • Mitral Valve Regurgitation
    
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

• Aneurysms
  
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
    
  • Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
    
  • Peripheral Aneurysms
    
• Carotid Artery Disease
  
• Diabetic Foot Problems
  
• Peripheral Artery Disease
  
• Veins
  
  • Spider Veins
    
  • Varicose Veins
    
  • Venous Ulcers

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