Heart disease is a pathological changes in the structure of the heart, violating its function. Heart defects occur due to congenital defects (congenital heart defectsand heart disease after birth (acquired heart diseases). Broken structure of valvular heart plays a leading role in violation of hemodynamics in patients with acquired heart diseases.
Acquired heart diseases

Fig. 1 - 3. Healthy heart
Hemodynamic and clinical picture.
The cause of acquired heart defects, in most cases, is rheumatic heart disease, as well as sepsis, syphilis, atherosclerosis and injuries. Heart disease suffer usually people young and middle aged.
Treatment and prevention
Treatment of acquired heart diseases in the extra period is not done, it is only necessary to avoid physical and mental fatigue. Shows the systematic application of physical therapy (see below). During decompensation, among other remedies, if mitral valve diseases prescribed drugs naperstanki; in aortic heart diseases preferable strofantin (see the blood Circulation, circulatory insufficiency). Currently widely used surgical treatment of acquired heart diseases (see below).Prevention of acquired heart defects is to measures for the prevention and treatment of rheumatism (see), syphilis (see), atherosclerosis (see); in resolving infections of the oral cavity, pharynx, and others, as well as in removing physical and nervous strain. Improvement of sanitary-hygienic conditions of work and life, fight against dampness, cooling are a necessary background for the implementation of the above preventive measures. To prevent the development of decompensated patients with heart disease must follow the correct mode: to avoid overeating, to use their free time to relax enough to sleep right to use vacation. Physical fatigue or stress can be the cause of heart failure. Patients with heart disease is contraindicated in heavy physical work; to mild forms of physical labour, they may be admitted only with permission of the doctor.
All patients with heart disease should be on the observation in the clinic at the place of residence or place of work.