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- Heart disorders (acquired) - children
Some children acquire a heart problem after an illness in childhood, and this is called an acquired heart defect.
- 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.
- Obesity in children - causes
Once children are overweight, it takes a lot of effort for them to return to a healthy weight.
- Amyloidosis
A person with amyloidosis produces aggregates of insoluble protein that cannot be eliminated from the body.
- Shock
Shock is when there is not enough blood circulating in the body. It is a life-threatening medical emergency.
- Noonan syndrome
Noonan syndrome is a genetic condition that usually includes heart abnormalities and characteristic facial features.
- Haemochromatosis
Haemochromatosis (iron overload disorder) tends to be under-diagnosed, partly because its symptoms are similar to those caused by a range of other illnesses.
- Friedreich's ataxia
To the casual observer, a person with Friedreich ataxia may seem to be drunk.
- Congenital heart disease
Some congenital heart defects are mild and cause no significant disturbance to the way the heart functions.
- Genetic conditions
Genetic conditions are caused by an altered or faulty gene or set of genes.