heart disease
nounDefinition of heart disease
: 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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Family caregivers are more likely to suffer heart disease, diabetes, anxiety and depression. — Bobby Antalek, The Mercury News, "Opinion: Bay Area caregivers will become casualties without needed support," 15 Aug. 2019 Other color illustrations would warn smokers that cigarettes can cause heart disease, impotence and diabetes. — NBC News, "U.S. makes new push for graphic warning labels on cigarettes," 15 Aug. 2019 Other color illustrations would warn smokers that cigarettes can cause heart disease, impotence and diabetes. — Matthew Perrone, chicagotribune.com, "Cancerous neck tumors, diseased lungs, amputated toes: FDA proposes new graphic warning labels on cigarettes," 15 Aug. 2019 The cause was heart disease, said a son, Charlie Papavizas. — Washington Post, "Community deaths," 13 Aug. 2019 When, by June 1959, Holiday was in New York’s Metropolitan Hospital on her deathbed, weakened by liver and heart disease, Anslinger ordered agents from his Federal Bureau of Narcotics to storm into her room and arrest her for drug possession. — David Blistein, Time, "America's War on Drugs Has Treated People Unequally Since Its Beginning," 12 Aug. 2019 Cardiovascular diseases, disorders of the heart and blood vessels such as heart disease, are the No. 1 cause of death globally, according to the World Health Organization. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, "Eat more plants and less meat to live longer and improve heart health, study suggests," 9 Aug. 2019 The political battlefield For decades, America has been fighting metaphorical wars—wars on heart disease, drugs, smoking, cancer, poverty, advertising, and illiteracy. — Robert Myers, Quartz, "“Warspeak” has infiltrated everyday American English," 8 Aug. 2019 Black and brown residents of the county suffer from disproportionately higher rates of heart disease, cancer and diabetes than white residents. — baltimoresun.com, "Letters: Trump’s tweets about Cummings are not about Howard County; and more from readers," 6 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'heart disease.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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