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cardiovascular disease
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Cardiovascular disease
Disease that affects the heart and blood vessels.
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cardiovascular disease,
any abnormal condition characterized by dysfunction of the heart and blood vessels. In the United States, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death. Some common kinds of cardiovascular disease are atherosclerosis, myocardiopathy, rheumatic heart disease, syphilitic endocarditis, and systemic venous hypertension.

cardiopulmonary,
adj pertaining to the heart and lungs.
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR),
n a basic emergency procedure for life support, consisting of mainly manual external cardiac massage and some artificial respiration.
cardiovascular disease (CVD),
n any one of a number of abnormal conditions that involve dysfunction of the heart and blood vessels, including but not limited to systemic hypertension, atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, and rheumatic heart disease.

cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disorder Internal medicine Any of the diseases–ASHD, CAD, cerebrovascular disease, HTN–that primarily impact the heart and blood vessels


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