Cardiovascular disease
| Cardiovascular disease | |
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| Term | Cardiovascular disease |
| Short definition | Cardiovascular disease - (pronounced) (KAR-dee-oh-VAS-kyoo-ler dih-ZEEZ) type of disease that affects the heart or blood vessels. The risk of certain cardiovascular diseases can be increased by smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, an unhealthy diet, lack of exercise and being overweight. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Cardiovascular disease - (pronounced) (KAR-dee-oh-VAS-kyoo-ler dih-ZEEZ) type of disease that affects the heart or blood vessels. The risk of certain cardiovascular diseases can be increased by smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, an unhealthy diet, lack of exercise and being overweight. The most common cardiovascular disease is coronary artery disease (narrowed or blocked arteries in the heart), which can lead to chest pain, heart attack or stroke. Other cardiovascular diseases include congestive heart failure, abnormal heart rhythms, congenital heart disease (heart disease present at birth) and endocarditis (inflamed inner lining of the heart). Also called heart disease
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Cardiovascular disease
- Wikipedia's article - Cardiovascular disease
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