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- Heart murmur
Many children have innocent heart murmurs that don?t require any treatment, but medical tests are often needed to check.
- Long QT syndrome
You should be investigated for long QT syndrome if you faint for no apparent reason, during or after exercise or emotional excitement.
- Aortic stenosis
Aortic stenosis may be congenital (present from before birth), but is often diagnosed during teenage years.
- Heart conditions - endocarditis
Endocarditis is an infection of the heart valves or the inner lining of the heart.
- Rheumatic fever
Untreated rheumatic fever can lead to serious complications such as rheumatic heart disease.
- Heart arrhythmias and palpitations
A heart that beats irregularly, too fast or too slow, is experiencing an arrhythmia.
- Deep vein thrombosis
Long international flights are suspected of contributing to deep vein thrombosis in susceptible people.
- Heart failure
Heart failure is a condition where the heart muscle doesn’t pump blood to the rest of the body as well as it should.