heart disease
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of heart disease
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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"I have heart disease, blood pressure issues, eye problems. I don't know how long this will last. I don't know what has happened to my house," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Augustine Lee, a pulmonologist with the Mayo Clinic’s Jacksonville, Fla., campus, says a lifestyle and diet that promote antioxidant buildup is associated with less heart disease and cancer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Drinking 2-4 cups of caffeinated coffee per day was associated with lower risks of heart disease, heart failure and stroke.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
There are also tentative but growing indications of how sleep disturbance might increase the risk of heart disease.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
He has been down that spring with the first assault of the heart disease which will eventually kill him.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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