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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Residents living in these areas are advised to stay indoors where possible — especially people with respiratory or heart disease, elderly individuals and children.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It means being able to maintain the weight she has lost at a fraction of the cost, she said, while keeping diabetes and heart disease at bay.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Impaired kidney function was also a major risk factor for heart disease, contributing to about 12% of global cardiovascular deaths.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

It can cause plaque to build up in blood vessels and is linked to heart disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Our chances of escaping lung disease may be 95 percent; dementia, 90 percent; cancer, 80 percent; and heart disease, 75 percent.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos