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The cardiovascular experts at UPMC treat a full range of heart and vascular diseases and disorders. View our comprehensive list of conditions treated at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute.
An abdominal aortic aneurysm occurs when a main artery (aorta) bulges.
Adventitial cystic disease is a cyst that forms & blocks blood flow.
An aneurysm occurs when the wall of your artery becomes weak and balloons out.
Angina is chest pain caused by an area of your heart not receiving enough blood.
Aortic coarctation is a congenital heart condition and it occurs because a narrowing in the aorta restricts blood flow to the rest of the body.
Aortic disease includes conditions that affect your aorta, the largest artery in your body.
Aorta dissection is a tear in the inner layer of a weakened part of your aorta.
An aortic root aneurysm is a bulge in the wall of a specific part of the aorta.
Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve opening.
Aortoiliac occlusive disease affects the iliac arteries in the pelvis and legs.
Aortopathy is a disorder of the aorta, the largest artery in the body.
An arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat.
ARVC is an inherited disease that causes the heart to beat irregularly.
AVM is the tangle of blood vessels connecting arteries and veins in the brain.
An ascending aortic aneurysm is a bulge in the portion of the aorta closest to the heart.
Atherosclerosis causes a hardening of the arteries due to plaque build-up.
In an AV fistula, blood bypasses capillaries and flows directly from an artery to a vein.
AFib is an irregular & often rapid heart rhythm that can lead to blood clots.
A bicuspid aortic valve is an aortic valve with two cusps instead of three.
Bradycardia is a heart rate that's slow, beating fewer than 60 beats per minute.
Brugada syndrome is a genetic disorder that can cause an irregular heartbeat.
Buerger's disease inflames and blocks blood vessels in your arms and legs.
Cardiac amyloidosis occurs when plaque builds up in heart muscle.
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a condition in which the heart suddenly stops beating.
Cardiomyopathy is a disease that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood.
This occurs when your carotid arteries narrow or become blocked due to a buildup of plaque.
Carotid artery stenosis is a narrowing of the large arteries on either side of the neck.
Chronic coronary total occlusion is a block in the arteries lasting more than three months.
Chronic mesenteric ischemia is a condition in which plaque builds up in major arteries.
Chronic venous insufficiency occurs when leg veins cannot pump blood back to the heart.
Birth defects of the heart are known as congenital heart conditions/disease.
Connective tissue disorders are a weakening of the blood vessel walls & tissues.
Coronary Artery Disease is damage or disease in the heart's major blood vessels.
Coronary vasospasm is when your heart's arteries constrict, symptoms mimic a heart attack.
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that forms in the veins of the legs.
Diabetic arterial disease can cause nerve damage and poor circulation.
DCM occurs when the heart chambers enlarge and lose their ability to contract.
Dysphagia lusoria is a rare congenital condition characterized by difficulty swallowing due to an artery compressing the esophagus.
Familial lipid syndrome runs in families and causes high levels of cholesterol.
Fibromuscular dysplasia involves abnormal cell growth in the walls of arteries.
Foot and leg ulcers occur when the veins in your legs don't push blood back to your heart.
Gestational hypertension is high blood pressure that forms during your pregnancy.
Giant cell arteritis is a type of inflammation in the blood vessels.
Heart disease is a broad term that refers to different heart conditions.
Heart failure can occur if the heart cannot pump or fill blood adequately.
A heart murmur is an abnormal sound caused by blood moving in or around your heart during your heartbeat cycle.
A heart palpitation is a feeling of fluttering or pounding in your chest.
Heart valve disease occurs when one or more of your heart valves does not open or close.
High blood pressure (hypertension) is blood pressure that is higher than normal.
Hypercholesterolemia is a word for high levels of cholesterol in the blood.
Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol) means your blood has too many lipids (fats) in it.
HCM is a disease in which the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick.
Infective endocarditis is a potentially fatal inflammation of your heart valves' lining.
In this type of cardiomyopathy, the heart's main pumping chamber becomes enlarged.
LQTS is a heart rhythm condition that can potentially cause fast, chaotic heartbeats.
Lyme carditis is a bacterial infection of the heart caused by Lyme disease.
Lymphedema is a build-up of lymph fluid in the fatty tissues, usually in the arms or legs.
Marfan syndrome is a disorder that affects the connective tissue in many parts of the body.
May-Thurner syndrome is a rare vascular condition that affects a vein in your pelvis.
Mitral valve disease occurs when your mitral valve stops opening and closing properly.
Mitral valve regurgitation is the leakage of blood from an improperly closed mitral valve.
Mitral valve stenosis is a narrowing of the heart's mitral valve, constricting blood flow.
Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle, caused by a virus or autoimmune disease.
Nutcracker syndrome is a rare vein compression disorder.
Congenital heart abnormalities are present at birth and vary in severity.
Pericarditis is a viral infection in the pericardium, the sac surrounding your heart.
A rare type of heart failure that occurs in pregnant women and recent mothers.
A peripheral aneurysm is an enlargement/weakened area in an artery other than your aorta.
PAD is the narrowing of vessels that carry blood from the heart to the legs.
PVD is a slow, progressive circulation disorder involving blood vessels outside the heart or in the lymph vessels.
PAES is a rare vein condition in the leg.
Pregnancy-induced hypertension is defined as high blood pressure after delivery.
POTS is a disorder in which most of your blood stays in your lower body when you stand up.
These conditions cause high blood pressure during pregnancy or in newly postpartum mothers (up to 6 weeks after delivery).
Premature ventricular contraction happens when a heartbeat occurs earlier than it should.
Pulmonary embolism occurs when blood clots block one or more of your lungs' arteries.
Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs.
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) is a tear in an artery wall in your heart.
Tachycardia is an abnormally fast heartbeat, more than 100 times per minute at rest.
A thoracic aneurysm is a weakened area in the upper part of the body's main blood vessel
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome occurs when certain blood vessels or nerves are compressed.
Varicose veins are enlarged, twisted veins - commonly in legs.
Vascular malformations are abnormal connections between blood or lymph vessels.
Vascular trauma means that a blood vessel has sustained some kind of injury.
Vasculitis refers to a group of conditions that cause inflammation in the blood vessels.
Vasospastic disorders are spasms in the arteries that cause them to reduce blood flow.
A venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurs when a blood clot forms in a vein.
Venous ulcers are open wounds occurring around the ankle or lower leg.
A visceral artery aneurysm is a bulge in an artery that carries blood to your organs.
WPW is a rare disease that causes a rapid heartbeat.
