(from the article `cardiovascular disease`) Heart disease as such was not recognized in nontechnological cultures, but the beating heart and its relationship to death have always been ... Smoking has long been recognized as a major risk factor in cardiovascular disease, the risk being greater the more one smokes. As previously ... [2...
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Any disorder of the heart that affects the function of the heart itself or its blood vessels.
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Disorder affecting the heart; for example, ischaemic heart disease, in which the blood supply through the coronary arteries is reduced by atherosclerosis; valvular heart disease, in which a heart...
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any organic, mechanical, or functional abnormality of the heart, its structures, or the coronary arteries.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. cardiophobia.
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Heart disease: Any disorder that affects the heart. Sometimes the term 'heart disease' is used narrowly and incorrectly as a synonym for coronary artery disease. Heart disease is synonymous with cardiac disease but not with cardiovascular disease which is any disease of the heart or blood vessels. Among the many types of heart disease, see, for exa...
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Any disorder that affects the heart. Sometimes the term "heart disease" is used narrowly and incorrectly as a synonym for coronary artery disease. Heart disease is synonymous with cardiac disease but not with cardiovascular disease which is any disease of the heart or blood vessels.
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Diseases of the heart. These include conditions that affect the heart's valves and muscle. (Read about 'The Heart & Cardiovascular System' 'The Heart and Its Valves')
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n] - a disease of the heart
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see Coronary heart disease
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