Carditis

Carditis (pl. carditides) is the inflammation of the heart.^[1]

Carditis
Specialty	Cardiology Immunology
Symptoms	Angina
Complications	death
Causes	bacteria virus

It is usually studied and treated by specifying it as:^{[citation needed]}

• 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^{[citation needed]} (also known as GERD), and involves inflammation of the esophagus/stomach mucosa

References

1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. Dorland, W. A. Newman (32nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Saunders/Elsevier. 2011. ISBN 9781416062578. OCLC 706780870.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)