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Cardiovascular disease: Cardiovascular disease is listed as an alternate name or description for symptom:
Causes of Heart disease (Cardiovascular disease): See detailed list of causes below.
Heart disease (medical symptom): Any disease that affects that heart but particularly relating to its own blood supply
Heart disease (medical symptom): Cardiovascular disease includes heart disease and stroke. About 57 million Americans live with some form of cardiovascular disease, which causes more than 40% of all deaths in the United States; 950,000 Americans every year. Heart disease and stroke cost the nation almost $260 billion annually. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Cardiovascular Disease: CDC-OC)
Coronary heart disease, the most common form of heart disease, affects the blood vessels (or coronary arteries) of the heart. It causes angina (chest pain) and heart attacks. Women over the age of 40 are more at risk for this disease because heart-related problems tend to increase with age. And, Black women are more likely to die of coronary heart disease than are White women. The good news is that you can do something about preventing this disease. High blood pressure and cholesterol, smoking, obesity, and not being physically active all put you at greater risk for coronary heart disease. (Source: excerpt from HEART AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: NWHIC)
The list of medical condition causes of Heart disease (Cardiovascular disease) includes:
All 106 causes of Heart disease
Research the causes of these related symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Cardiovascular disease:
Research the causes of these symptoms that are more broader types of symptom than Cardiovascular disease:
For a medical symptom description of 'Cardiovascular disease', the following symptom information may be relevant to the symptoms: Heart disease (symptom). However, note that other causes of the symptom 'Cardiovascular disease' may be possible.
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Cardiovascular disease (medical condition): For a medical symptom description of 'Cardiovascular disease', the following disease information may be relevant to the symptoms: Cardiovascular Disease (disease information). However, numerous other possible causes of the symptom may be possible.
Cardiovascular disease (medical condition): Diseases of the heart or blood vessels including cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke.
Cardiovascular disease: Cardiovascular disease includes heart disease and stroke. About 57 million Americans live with some form of cardiovascular disease, which causes more than 40% of all deaths in the United States; 950,000 Americans every year. Heart disease and stroke cost the nation almost $260 billion annually. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Cardiovascular Disease: CDC-OC)
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