{{Infobox medical condition (new) | name = Carditis | synonyms = | image = Heart anterior exterior view.jpg | caption = | field = Cardiology Immunology | pronounce = | symptoms = Angina | complications = death | onset = | duration = | causes = bacteria virus | risks = | diagnosis = | differential = | prevention = | treatment = | medication = | prognosis = | frequency = | deaths = }} '''Carditis''' (pl. '''carditides''') is the inflammation of the heart.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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
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