Cardiovascular disease
Class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels. CVDs include coronary artery diseases, heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, congenital heart disease, valvular heart disease, carditis, aortic aneurysms, peripheral artery disease, thromboembolic disease, and venous thrombosis.
Also known as...
CV disease, cardiovascular system disease, myocardiovascular system disease, heart, respiratory, and blood vessel disease, diseases of the circulatory system, cardiovascular diseases, disease of subdivision of hemolymphoid system, CVD, and cardiovascular dysfunction
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