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Endocarditis is an infection of the heart valves or the inner lining of the heart.

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

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.

The heart is about the size of a clenched fist and lies in the middle of your chest, behind and slightly to the left of your breastbone.

Transplantation varies depending on the transplant organ or tissue so speak with your medical team about surgical procedures, recovery and medications.

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

Stopping episodes of recurrent ARF can prevent rheumatic heart disease (RHD).

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

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

Mycobacterium chimaera is a type of bacterium known as a non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM). There is a risk that heater cooler units (HCUs) used in cardiac (heart) surgery may be contaminated with Mycobacterium chimaera, and that exposure of patients to the exhaust from these units in the operating theatre may lead to the development of a serious infection up to several years post-surgery.