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Heart disease is a general term for many types of heart problems and is also called cardiovascular disease.
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Is it true that heart disease is a general term for many types of heart problems and is also called cardiovascular disease?
Yes. Heart disease is indeed a broad term encompassing numerous heart conditions and is classified under cardiovascular disease, which broadly covers diseases of both the heart and blood vessels.
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Wikipedia: Cardiovascular disease. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiovascular_disease
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States that a heart can be affected by many different types of heart diseases.
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PLOS (all journals): Diagnosis of heart diseases: A fuzzy-logic-based approach. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0293112
Defines cardiovascular disease as a broad term encompassing diseases of the heart and vascular system.
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US): Introduction - Nontraditional Risk Factors in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment: A Systematic Evidence Report for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (n.d.). Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK525925/#chapter1
ClinicalTrials.gov: Cardiovascular Disease Risk Profile in Children With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Notes that cardiovascular disease is a disease of the heart and blood vessels.
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Cardiovascular Disease Risk Profile in Children With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. (n.d.). ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05510180
States cardiovascular disease encompasses a variety of problems related to blood flow and vessels.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 5.08%3A Lipids and Disease. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://med.libretexts.org/Courses/Sacramento_City_College/NUTRI_300%3A_Nutrition_(Coppola)/05%3A_Lipids/5.08%3A_Lipids_and_Disease
Directly states heart disease is a general term for many types of heart problems and is a type of cardiovascular disease.
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MedlinePlus: MedlinePlus: Heart Diseases. (n.d.). MedlinePlus. https://medlineplus.gov/heartdiseases.html
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