Carditis

Carditis
Carditis
Specialty	Cardiology Immunology
Symptoms	Angina
Complications	death
Causes	bacteria virus

Last updated October 06, 2025

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

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

↑ 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)

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[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)

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