The heart care waiting list rose in March 2025, latest figures from NHS England show. There were 425,372 people waiting for ‘routine’ cardiac care in England at the end of March, up from 421,683 in ...

The main artery in your body is called the aorta. The aorta carries oxygen-rich blood away from your heart to the rest of your body and your brain. Diseases of the aorta can be very serious, and ...

Ebstein's anomaly is a problem with your tricuspid valve which helps to control the blood flow in right side of your heart. Ebstein’s anomaly is a type of congenital heart disease, meaning you’re born ...

What is an atrial septal defect? An atrial septal defect (ASD) is a hole in the atrial septum, the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart (atria). It’s a type of congenital heart disease, ...

Tetralogy of Fallot (also known as Fallot's tetralogy), is a type of congenital heart defect that affects how your heart works and how blood flows through it. Tetralogy of Fallot is made up of four ...

A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a hole in the wall between your heart's lower chambers. A VSD is a type of congenital heart disease, meaning you are born with it. The lower chambers of your heart ...

What is aortic valve stenosis? Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) means that the aortic valve is narrow and cannot open fully. It can also be known as: aortic stenosis valvular aortic stenosis. The aortic ...

Atrioventricular septal defect, also known as AVSD, is a large hole or holes in the wall between the chambers of the heart. There is only one valve, instead of two, between the upper and lower ...

Before you’re born you have a short blood vessel that connects two main arteries in your heart, the aorta and pulmonary artery. It stops blood flowing to your lungs before you’re born. This blood ...

What is coarctation of the aorta? Coarctation of the aorta means part of your aorta is narrower than it should be. The narrowing stops your blood from flowing as easily as it should, so your heart ...

Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome is when someone dies suddenly and unexpectedly from a cardiac arrest, but it's not clear what the cause was. A cardiac arrest is when your heart suddenly stops pumping ...