Structural heart issues
The muscle, the chambers and the valves.
Structural heart issues refer to conditions that affect the physical structure of the heart, including the heart muscle, chambers, and valves. These problems can alter how blood flows through the heart or how effectively the heart pumps. Structural abnormalities may be present from birth, or develop later in life due to conditions such as high blood pressure, infection, or coronary artery disease. Diagnosis is usually made through imaging such as echocardiography, and treatment depends on the underlying cause.
What Dr Jogiya treats
The conditions in this group, each with its own page.
Written in plain English by the consultant who treats them, rather than linked away to somebody else's website.
Browse the conditions
Start with whichever sounds closest to you.
- CardiomyopathyCardiomyopathy is the medical term for diseases of the heart muscle that affect its size, shape or function. When the muscle becomes stretched, thickened or stiff, the heart finds it harder to pump blood around the body effectively. It can lead to heart failure or to abnormal heart rhythms, although some people have few symptoms and live normal lives with monitoring and treatment.Read more →
- Heart failureHeart failure is a condition where the heart is unable to pump blood around the body effectively. It does not mean that the heart has stopped working, only that it is not functioning as efficiently as it should, which can reduce the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to vital organs and tissues. It often develops gradually, and modern treatment approaches have significantly improved outcomes for people living with heart failure, particularly when the condition is diagnosed early.Read more →
- Ventricular hypertrophyVentricular hypertrophy means the muscular wall of one of the heart's lower chambers has become thicker than it should be. One reason that happens is that the heart is being asked to work harder than it should have to, and long standing high blood pressure is the clearest example of that. A thicker wall is not the same as a stronger heart, because thickened muscle can restrict blood flow and may interfere with the heart's electrical system.Read more →
Next step
Worried about any of these?
A consultation is thirty minutes with a consultant cardiologist who will take a full history, examine you, and arrange the tests needed to answer the question.