Ukuhlinzwa kwenhliziyo, noma ukuhlinzwa kwenhliziyo, ukuhlinzwa enhliziyweni noma emikhunjini emikhulu eyenziwa odokotela abahlinzayo benhliziyo. Imvamisa isetshenziselwa ukwelapha izinkinga zesifo senhliziyo eschemic (ngokwesibonelo, ngomthambo we-coronary bypass ngokuxhunyelelwa ); ukulungisa isifo senhliziyo esizalwe naso ; noma ukwelapha isifo senhliziyo se-valvular ngezimbangela ezahlukahlukene, kufaka phakathi i- endocarditis, isifo senhliziyo i-rheumatic, kanye ne- atherosclerosis.Kubandakanya ukufakelwa kwenhliziyo.