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cardiovascular disease
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Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease
(
CVD
) is a class of diseases that involve the
heart
or
blood vessels
. Cardiovascular disease includes
coronary artery diseases
(CAD) such as
angina
and
myocardial infarction
(commonly known as a heart attack). Other CVDs are
stroke
,
hypertensive heart disease
,
rheumatic heart disease
,
cardiomyopathy
,
atrial fibrillation
,
congenital heart disease
,
endocarditis
,
aortic aneurysms
,
peripheral artery disease
and
venous thrombosis
.
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