heart disease
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of heart disease
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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As scientists link oral bacteria to heart disease and cognitive decline, a push is under way to treat the mouth as a source of bodywide inflammation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Shares in the company had slumped in early July after its new heart disease drug Wainua failed to meet targets, in a rare setback for the drugmaker.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Between 2020 and May 2026, Comwel ruled that 46 warehouse and delivery workers, including Jang, died of a stroke or heart disease that count as work-related deaths.
From BBC ● 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
But a terrorist attack happens now; death by heart disease is some distant, quiet catastrophe.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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