heart disease
noun
: 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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Drugmakers later won approval to market them for weight loss and heart disease.
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Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
These include alcohol’s long-term effects such as cancer, liver disease and heart disease as well as its short-term effects such as motor vehicle accidents, poisoning and suicide.
—Joseph P. Schacht, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
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Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
These include alcohol’s long-term effects such as cancer, liver disease and heart disease as well as its short-term effects such as motor vehicle accidents, poisoning and suicide.
—Joseph P. Schacht, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
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“Heart disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20disease. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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