heart disease
noun
: an abnormal condition of the heart or of the heart and circulation (such as coronary heart disease, arrhythmia, or heart-valve defect)
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Other studies have shown that social isolation increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, dementia and premature death.
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Gail Matillo, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
Underlying health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease can also increase the risk that a common strep infection can become invasive.
—Alice Park, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Some physicians may recommend it to MASH patients without diabetes, along with warnings about possible risks, including prostate cancer and heart disease.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Gene is believed to have died days later from a combination of severe heart disease, high blood pressure and advanced Alzheimer's disease.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Gail Matillo, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
Underlying health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease can also increase the risk that a common strep infection can become invasive.
—Alice Park, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Some physicians may recommend it to MASH patients without diabetes, along with warnings about possible risks, including prostate cancer and heart disease.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Gene is believed to have died days later from a combination of severe heart disease, high blood pressure and advanced Alzheimer's disease.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Heart disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20disease. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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