Definitions

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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Synchronising exercise in this way could boost heart gains, especially for people already at higher risk of heart disease, according to a new study published in the journal Open Heart.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Meanwhile, the company’s medical-device unit sales rose 7.7% to $8.64 billion in the first quarter, fueled by strong sales of various devices for heart disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Over time, however, it can contribute to serious health problems such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, obesity, arthritis, and even cancer.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

Doctors have long measured cholesterol levels to assess the risk of heart disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Smoking is without doubt a significant contributory cause of cancer, lung and heart disease, but there are confounding factors having to do with life-style and environment which partially obscured this fact for some years.

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