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What is Mitral Stenosis? Mitral Stenosis is relative to heart disease in which the heart's mitral valve is narrowed (stenotic). It is a heart valve disorder which involves the mitral valve which separates the two left chambers of the heart and the left ventricle and the left atrium which can reduce the amount of blood which supplies the body. This abnormal valve blocking blood flow and pumping chamber of heart then mitral valve becomes thickened and immobile. The mitral valve is mainly caused by an infection called rheumatic fever that can cause significant cardiac problems. Causes of Mitral Stenosis : Almost the mitral stenosis is caused by congenital heart disease, infection of the heart valves or a rheumatic fever. Rheumatic fever may damage the mitral valve or may cause the leaflets of the mitral valve to fuse somewhat together, Other condition which increase the risk of mitral stenosis are family history, stroke, body stresses, cardiac disorders, radiation treatment to the...

What is Cardiomyopathy? Cardiomyopathy is the disease of heart muscle. In this the heart muscle becomes thick, enlarged, weaker or rigid, less able to pump through the body and not able to maintain regular rhythm which leads to irregular heartbeats, heart failure, disability or death. Cardiomyopathy can cause high blood pressure or heart attacks. Types of cardiomyopathy are: Dilated cardiomyopathy : Dilated cardiomyopathy is condition in which heart becomes large and weak and cannot pump blood effectively. It mostly occurs in adult. Men are more affected then women. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy : In this Cardiomyopathy heart becomes thick and stiff. This is usually passed through families. Sometime it leading cause in younger people. Restrictive cardiomyopathy:It occurs when heart become stiff and cannot fill with blood. Some features are similar to h...