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. 2011 Sep 10;1(3):274–292.

Table 1.

Main types of cardiovascular diseases

Cardiovascular Diseases in the heart Cardiovascular Diseases in the heart
Angina pectoris (angina)  -Aortic stenosis
 -Stable angina  -Aortic regurgitation
 -Unstable angina  -Tricuspid stenosis
 -Variant angina (Prinzmetal's angina)  -Tricuspid regurgitation
Arrhythmias Myocarditis
 -Atrial fibrillation Pericarditis
 -Heart block Rheumatic heart disease
 -Premature atrial complex (PAC) Sudden Cardiac Death
 -Atrial flutter Syncope
 -Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia Cardiac Tumor

 -Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome Cardiovascular Diseases in the Blood Vessels

 -Ventricular tachycardia Aortic aneurysm
 -Ventricular fibrillation Aortitis
 -Long QT syndrome Arteriosclerosis
Cardiomyopathy Atherosclerosis
 -Dilated cardiomyopathy  Aortic dissection
 -Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy High blood pressure (hypertension)
 -Restrictive cardiomyopathy   -Essential hypertension
Congestive heart failure   -Secondary hypertension
Congenital heart disease   -Malignant hypertension
 -Atrial septal defect (ASD) Stroke
 -Ventricular septal defect (VSD)  Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
 -Patent ductus arteriosus  Other problems in the arteries
 -Pulmonic stenosis   -Atherosclerosis of the extremities
 -Congenital aortic stenosis  (arteriosclerosis obliterans)
 -Coarctation of aorta   -Arterial embolism
 -Tetralogy of Fallot   -Acute arterial occlusion
 -Tricuspid atresia   -Raynaud's phenomenon
 -Truncus arteriosus   -Arteriovenous fistula
 -Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid valve   -Vasculitis
 -Transposition of the great vessels   -Thoracic outlet syndrome
Coronary artery disease (CAD) Other problems in veins
Cor pulmonale   -Venous thrombosis
Diabetic cardiomyopathy   -Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Heart attack (myocardial infarction, MI)   -Thrombophlebitis
Heart valve disease:   -Varicose veins
 -Mitral stenosis   -Spider veins
 -Mitral valve regurgitation Lymphedema
 -Mitral valve prolapse

Cardiovascular diseases which have been investigated by proteomics are underlined.