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- Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure on the lungs.
- Heart disorders (acquired) - children
Some children acquire a heart problem after an illness in childhood, and this is called an acquired heart defect.
- Marfan syndrome
Some people may not realise they have Marfan syndrome, because their features are either mild or not obvious.
- Heart disease - enlarged heart
An enlarged heart isn?t a condition in itself, but a symptom of an underlying problem that is causing the heart to work harder than normal.
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is characterised by attacks of rapid heart rate or tachycardia.
- Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
A transient ischaemic attack (sometimes called a mini-stroke) is a warning that a stroke may follow, and requires urgent medical attention.
- Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is not a cancer or any other sort of malignant tumour.
- Coronary angiogram
A coronary angiogram is the most accurate diagnostic test for a range of heart problems, including coronary heart disease.
- Ultrasound scan
Ultrasound is a scan used to study internal body structures.
- Heart murmur
Many children have innocent heart murmurs that don?t require any treatment, but medical tests are often needed to check.