What defines a cardiovascular disease?
- Heart conditions that include diseased vessels, structural problems, and blood clots.
The most common cardiovascular diseases include things such as. . .
Coronary artery disease
Damage or disease in the heart's major blood vessels.
High blood pressure
A condition in which the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high.
Cardiac arrest
Sudden, unexpected loss of heart function, breathing, and consciousness.
Congestive heart failure
A chronic condition in which the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should.
Arrhythmia
Improper beating of the heart, whether irregular, too fast, or too slow.
Peripheral artery disease
A circulatory condition in which narrowed blood vessels reduce blood flow to the limbs.
Stroke
Damage to the brain from interruption of its blood supply.
Congenital heart disease
An abnormality in the heart that develops before birth.
Coronary artery disease
Damage or disease in the heart's major blood vessels.
High blood pressure
A condition in which the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high.
Cardiac arrest
Sudden, unexpected loss of heart function, breathing, and consciousness.
Congestive heart failure
A chronic condition in which the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should.
Arrhythmia
Improper beating of the heart, whether irregular, too fast, or too slow.
Peripheral artery disease
A circulatory condition in which narrowed blood vessels reduce blood flow to the limbs.
Stroke
Damage to the brain from interruption of its blood supply.
Congenital heart disease
An abnormality in the heart that develops before birth.