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Heart conditions: find your diagnosis and treatment guide

Search diagnosis names, abbreviations and common descriptions. See which conditions have a dedicated guide and which share a broader pathway.

Research by Yevhenii Kozlov · Co-Founder of BookimedUpdated 8 October 2026Sources linked throughout

At a glance

Search the wording from your diagnosis to find the relevant treatment pathway. Coronary disease, valve disease, aortic disease and HCM may share symptoms but require different treatment decisions.

Diagnosis comes first

CABG treats coronary blood supply; valve repair treats a valve; myectomy treats selected HCM obstruction.

Sources: ACC revascularization guidance (2021) · ESC/EACTS valve guidance (2025) · AHA/ACC HCM guidance (2024)

English, Russian and Ukrainian aliases

The finder recognises terms such as HOCM, SAM and latent obstruction as well as common translated diagnoses.

A route can cover several subtypes

Each result identifies a dedicated guide or a section within a broader guide; rare subtypes still have coverage gaps.

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Benefits and trade-offs

Potential advantages

  • The diagnosis map connects unfamiliar report wording directly to methods, specialist profiles and programme comparisons.

Trade-offs and limits

  • Symptoms alone cannot select an operation. Severe new chest pain, collapse or breathlessness need urgent local assessment.

Find the wording in your report

Try “latent obstruction”, “SAM”, “HOCM”, “mitral prolapse”, “ASD”, “aortic stenosis” or “heart failure”. Russian and Ukrainian aliases are also searchable. This is a guide to content, not a diagnostic test.

24 diagnosis routes

Latent / exercise-induced LVOT obstruction →

SAM; LVOTO; LVOT obstruction; provocable obstruction; exercise induced; latent obstruction; скрытая обструкция выходного тракта левого желудочка; латентная нагрузочная обструкция ВТЛЖ; прихована обструкція вихідного тракту лівого шлуночка

Dedicated guide

Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy →

HCM; HOCM; oHCM; IHSS; ГКМП; ГОКМ; ГОКМП; гипертрофическая обструктивная кардиомиопатия; гіпертрофічна обструктивна кардіоміопатія

Dedicated guide

Aortic stenosis →

AS; narrow aortic valve; аортальный стеноз

Section in a dedicated valve guide

Bicuspid aortic valve →

BAV; two leaflets; двустворчатый аортальный клапан

Dedicated valve guide

Tricuspid valve disease →

TR; tricuspid regurgitation; трёхстворчатый; трикуспидальный

Dedicated decision guide

Atrial fibrillation →

AF; AFib; Maze; fibrillation; мерцательная аритмия; фибрилляция предсердий

Dedicated guide

Infective endocarditis →

valve infection; prosthetic valve infection; эндокардит; инфекция клапана

Dedicated guide; urgent care takes priority

Sources: Conditions treated by heart surgery · Types of congenital heart defects · 2024 HCM guideline: official teaching slides

What this map covers

The map covers major coronary, valve, aortic, cardiomyopathy, congenital, rhythm, heart-failure and repeat-surgery pathways. Each result states whether it leads to a dedicated diagnosis guide or a section in a broader guide. A grouped route is not a claim that every subtype has its own complete article.

Rare cardiac tumours, pericardial disease, pulmonary vascular surgery and some complex congenital subtypes still need dedicated research and pages. If your diagnosis is missing, share its exact wording with your Bookimed coordinator; an absent search result does not mean no treatment exists.

If you have symptoms but no diagnosis

Breathlessness, chest discomfort, palpitations and fainting can have different causes. Examination, imaging and rhythm tests establish the diagnosis before an operation can be considered.

Sudden severe symptoms need urgent local assessment; a planned overseas-care request is not an emergency service.

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