heart disease
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of heart disease
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Synchronising exercise in this way could boost heart gains, especially for people already at higher risk of heart disease, according to a new study published in the journal Open Heart.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Women with obesity, on the other hand, were more likely to experience widespread inflammation and elevated cholesterol levels, both of which raise the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
However, once epidemiological research on a population level developed and showed dramatically elevated rates of lung cancer, heart disease and emphysema among smokers, the weight of evidence shifted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Another caveat: If your calcium score is zero, it doesn’t mean you have no risk for developing heart disease.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Yet their rates of heart disease and obesity are lower than the health-crazy Americans’.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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