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some children acquire a heart problem after an illness in childhood, and this is called an acquired heart defect.

some people may not realise they have marfan syndrome, because their features are either mild or not obvious.

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 is characterised by attacks of rapid heart rate or tachycardia.

a transient ischaemic attack (sometimes called a mini-stroke) is a warning that a stroke may follow, and requires urgent medical attention.

pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure on the lungs.

sarcoidosis is not a cancer or any other sort of malignant tumour.

a coronary angiogram is the most accurate diagnostic test for a range of heart problems, including coronary heart disease.

aortic stenosis may be congenital (present from before birth), but is often diagnosed during teenage years.

many children have innocent heart murmurs that don?t require any treatment, but medical tests are often needed to check.