Many: A number of bacterial and viral illnesses affect the heart. They include myocarditis, pericarditis, endocarditis, myocardial abscess and post streptococcal rheumatic fever. They are caused by a wide variety of bacteria and viruses.
Answered 1/20/2013
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Some: Maybe not rare: cardiomyopathy heart failure bacterial endocarditis valve destruction and leakage sepsis pericarditis constrictive pericarditis death.
Answered 3/24/2013
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