| NOUN | state | heart disease, cardiopathy | a disease of the heart |
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| Meaning | A disease of the heart. | |
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| Synonym | cardiopathy | |
| Narrower | angina pectoris, angina | A heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart |
| cardiac arrhythmia, arrhythmia | An abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart | |
| cardiomyopathy, myocardiopathy | A disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium) | |
| coronary heart disease | A heart disease due to an abnormality of the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart | |
| heart failure, coronary failure | inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions | |
| rheumatic heart disease | heart disease caused by recurrent episodes of rheumatic fever | |
| valvular heart disease | heart disease caused by stenosis of the cardiac valves and obstructed / obstructed blood flow or caused by degeneration and blood regurgitation | |
| Broader | cardiovascular disease | A disease of the heart or blood vessels |
| Spanish | cardiopatía | |
| Catalan | cardiopatia | |
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