A group of diseases of the blood vessels that includes coronary heart disease, stroke, and hypertension.

are diseases such as myocardial infarctus, heart failure, pulmonary oedema induced by risk factors such as elevated lipids in the blood, hyper cholesterolemia, etc

Diagnosis and medical treatment of diseases and disorders of the heart and blood vessels.

Diseases of the heart and blood vessel system, such as coronary heart disease, heart attack, high blood pressure, stroke, angina (chest pain), and rheumatic heart disease. (Read about " The Heart & Cardiovascular System" " Coronary Heart Disease" " Heart Attack" " Hypertension: High Blood Pressure" " Stroke" " Angina")

literally, diseases affecting the heart and blood vessels. The term has come to encompass a number of conditions that result from atherosclerosis, including myocardial infarction (heart attack), congestive heart failure, and stroke.

Diseases of the heart and the blood vessels.