heart disease

NOUN

disease of the heart

Synonyms

STRONGEST

angina congestive heart failure

WEAK

cardiac infarction congenital heart disease coronary thrombosis ischemic heart disease myocardial infarction

Example Sentences

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The findings, published in Cell Metabolism, helped solve a long-standing mystery in obesity research and opened new directions for understanding diabetes, heart disease, and other metabolic disorders.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

Arakawa died days before Hackman, 95, died as a result of heart disease.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

But most of us will become more susceptible to killers like cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s as we get older.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

Public health is often narrowly thought of as combating large-scale disease outbreaks like COVID-19 or addressing long-term health challenges like heart disease or diabetes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Some scientists think this imbalance might help explain the high levels of heart disease in our society.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan