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Term

cardiovascular disease

Term

CVD is the name for the group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels and include: - Hypertension (high blood pressure) - Coronary heart disease (heart attack) - Cerebrovascular disease (stroke) - Peripheral vascular disease - Heart failure - Rheumatic heart disease - Congenital heart disease - Cardiomyopathies

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Definition source publication

Publication year

2004

Definition source URL

http://www.who.int/cardiovascular_diseases/priorities/en/

Organisation

WHO

Organisation full name

World Health Organization

Subjects

Long definition

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