carditis

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| complications = death

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Carditis (pl. carditides) is the inflammation of the heart.{{Cite book|title=Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary.|publisher=Saunders/Elsevier|others=Dorland, W. A. Newman|year=2011|isbn=9781416062578|edition=32nd|location=Philadelphia, PA|oclc=706780870}}

It is usually studied and treated by specifying it as:{{cn|date=January 2021}}

• Pericarditis is the inflammation of the pericardium
• Myocarditis is the inflammation of the heart muscle
• Endocarditis is the inflammation of the endocardium
• Pancarditis, also called perimyoendocarditis, is the inflammation of the entire heart: the pericardium, the myocardium and the endocardium
• Reflux carditis refers to a possible outcome of esophageal reflux{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} (also known as GERD), and involves inflammation of the esophagus/stomach mucosa