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Carditis
Medical condition
Carditis (pl. carditides) is the inflammation of the heart.
It is usually studied and treated by specifying it as:
- Pericarditis is the inflammation of the pericardium
- Myocarditis is the inflammation of the heart muscle
- Endocarditis is the inflammation of the endocardium
- Pancarditis, also called perimyoendocarditis, is the inflammation of the entire heart: the pericardium, the myocardium and the endocardium
- Reflux carditis refers to a possible outcome of esophageal reflux (also known as GERD), and involves inflammation of the esophagus/stomach mucosa
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- Heart anterior exterior view.jpg by Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator, CC BY 2.5
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