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)

Examples of heart disease in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It's also not advised for people with pre-existing conditions, such as heart disease, arrhythmia, hypertension, anxiety, liver disease, or kidney disease, because the ingredients in pre-workout may worsen baseline symptoms, Cole said. —Sherri Gordon, Health, 13 Mar. 2026

Blumenthal said the new guidelines will be especially important for people who smoke tobacco, have high blood pressure, high blood sugar, Type 2 diabetes or a family history of heart disease. —Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026

New guidelines for managing cholesterol call for more aggressive prevention and earlier treatment, including a recommendation that all adults be tested once for lipoprotein(a), a genetic risk marker for heart disease. —Allison Aubrey, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026

One hypothesis for why, Huang said, involves chronic inflammation — a long-term immune response linked to conditions such as metabolic liver disease, heart disease and diabetes. —Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for heart disease

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Kids Definition

heart disease

noun

: an abnormal condition of the heart or of the heart and blood circulation

Medical Definition

heart disease

noun

: an abnormal condition of the heart or of the heart and circulation (as coronary heart disease, arrhythmia, or heart-valve defect)