(heart disorder) A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the heart and/or the pericardium. Representative examples include endocarditis, pericarditis, atrial myxoma, cardiac myeloid sarcoma, and pericardial malignant mesothelioma.

If you're like most people, you think that heart disease is a problem for others. But heart disease is the number one killer in the U.S. It is also a major cause of disability. There are many different forms of heart disease. The most common cause of heart disease is narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart itself. This is called coronary artery disease and happens slowly over time. It's the major reason people have heart attacks. Other kinds of heart problems may happen to the valves in the heart, or the heart may not pump well and cause heart failure. Some people are born with heart disease. You can help reduce your risk of heart disease by taking steps to control factors that put you at greater risk: Control your blood pressure; Lower your cholesterol; Don't smoke; Get enough exercise. NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

(heart disorder) Impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning of the heart.

Pathological conditions involving the HEART including its structural and functional abnormalities.

(unspecified heart problem) The report describes a non-specific problem with the heart. Note: Please use "Appropriate Term / Code Not Available" if the report describes a specific problem but the relevant term does not exist.

Heart disease describes a range of conditions that affect your heart. Diseases under the heart disease umbrella include blood vessel diseases, such as coronary artery disease; heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias); and heart defects you're born with (congenital heart defects), among others.

Heart disease, any disorder of the heart. Examples include coronary heart disease, congenital heart disease, and pulmonary heart disease, as well as rheumatic heart disease, hypertension, inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) or of its inner or outer membrane...