What's heart infection? Is it serious?

Answer 1

depends on how you define heart infection, mycarditis is VERY serious, pericarditis, very serious, anything that involves seious infection is serious...

see a cardiologist ASAP

Answer 2

Yeah, anything to do with heart problems are very serious. Heart and brain are the 2 most important organ in our bodies.
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Answer 3

Pericarditis is an infection and inflammation of the outer covering layer of heart.It is caused mostly by virus.(coxackie type) or bacterial (tuberculous type).Both are serious but respond to treatment in good hands.Myocarditis is infection and inflammation of heart muscle.It occurs as a complication of diphtheria and is very dangerous.Endocarditis is the infection or inflammation of inner layer of heart.It occurs as a complication of Rheumatic heart disease by streptococcus.It is both preventable and treatable.

Answer 4

Heart infections include Endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis.
All are serious.

Heart infarctions are heart attacks, with death of the heart muscles.
these too are dangerous.

Answer 5

I think you mean heart infarction, if I'm right yes it is serious. infarction means the death of the cells this happens because the insufficient oxygen supply to heart muscle which cause the death of the cells.Insufficient oxygen supply may be due to atherosclerosis,embolism due to high cholesterol or a blood clot

Answer 6

when ya heart got an infection

Answer 7

Myocarditis is inflammation or degeneration of the heart muscle. Myocarditis may be a complication during or after various viral, bacterial, or parasitic infectious diseases, such as polio, influenza, rubella, or rheumatic fever. It is often caused by various diseases such as syphilis, goiter, endocarditis, or hypertension, however, myocarditis may appear as a primary disease in adults or as a degenerative disease of old age. It may be associated with dilation (enlargement due to weakness of the heart muscle) or with hypertrophy (overgrowth of the muscle tissue). Individuals who smoke cigarettes have a higher mortality and risk of myocardial infarction than individuals who do not smoke.

In some cases of myocarditis may progress to congestive heart failure, requiring hospitalization, heart failure medications, or cardiac transplantation.

Cause of Myocarditis?

Myocarditis is a caused by inflammation of the muscle of the heart. Although a variety of medical conditions can cause myocarditis, the most common cause is infection by viruses. Enteroviruses are recognized as the most common cause of myocarditis. Over many years, a chronic enterovirus heart infection and the body’s response to that infection in the heart can lead to irreversible heart muscle damage and heart failure.

Symptoms of Myocarditis

Patients with acute myocarditis and chronic myocarditis experience different symptoms. In acute myocarditis, individuals may experience fever, chest pains, a sensation of skipped heart beat (palpitations), dyspnea and fatigue. In patients with chronic myocarditis, fatigue, a sensation of skipped heart beats, shortness of breath and chest pains may be experienced.

Treatment pf Myocarditis

There is no specific treatment for myocarditis. Since the disease may be chronic and may be present over many years, the treatment is usually based on the patient’s symptoms (chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations). Some cases of myocarditis may progress to congestive heart failure, requiring hospitalization, heart failure medications, or cardiac transplantation.

Answer 8

yeah theyre extremely serious, ususally involves bacteria invading the heart and often damages the heart valves which can lead to heart failure

Answer 9

Are you sure you don't mean "infarction"? WebMD.com

Answer 10

http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic164.htm