cardiovascular

[ kahr-dee-oh-vas-kyuh-ler ]

adjective

, Anatomy.

1. of, relating to, or affecting the heart and blood vessels.

cardiovascular

/ ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈvæskjʊlə /

adjective

1. of or relating to the heart and the blood vessels

cardiovascular

/ kär′dē-ō-văs′kyə-lər /

1. Relating to or involving the heart and blood vessels.

cardiovascular

1. A descriptive term for the heart and the blood vessels .

Word History and Origins

Origin of cardiovascular¹

First recorded in 1875–80; cardio- + vascular

Example Sentences

A person with low handgrip, or low muscle strength, has a higher risk of death from all causes and cardiovascular disease as well as a higher incidence of physical disability.

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Those who averaged 5.6 minutes daily were only 16 percent less likely to experience a major cardiovascular event compared with men who did none.

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A genetic analysis by the study authors showed that the same type of immune checkpoints targeted by cancer therapies also appear in arterial immune cells, establishing a link between checkpoint inhibitors and cardiovascular events.

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They also adjusted for covariates that included pesticide density, social vulnerability, income level, rurality, cardiovascular disease hospitalization rates and the prevalence of chronic kidney disease.

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At that time, there was only one type of hormone replacement therapy and when a major study in the 1990s showed that it increased the risk of cardiovascular disease, its use rapidly declined.

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