Five groups of heart disease which are classified in Ayurveda

Heart disease (hridroga) has been classified into five groups in Ayurveda. They are vathika, paittika, kaphaja, sannipatika, and krimija. The signs and symptoms of each are as follows:

Vatika Hridroga:
In Vatika hridroga patient has acute pain in the heart region the pain is like that of cutting, sawing, churning or stretching. Other symptoms include palpitation, arrhythmia, heart block and fainting.

Patttika Hridroga:
Feeling of heaviness and fatigue in the heart, thirst, burning sensation, sweating, dryness of mouth and fainting are the main symptoms of pattika hridroga.

Kaphaja hridroga:
Feeling of seizure of the heart, heaviness in the body excessive secretion of phlegm, loss of appetite , sweet taste in the mouth are the main symptoms of kaphaja hidroga.

Sannipatika Hridroga:
All the symptoms described in vatika, paittika and kaphaja types of hridroga are present in sanipatika hridroga.

Krimija hridroga:
Acute pain and itching in the heart area are the main symptoms of krimija hridroga. Other symptoms include nausea, cardiac insufficiency, headache, loss of appetite and oedema.