cardiovascular disease

/kɑrdioʊˈvæskjulər dɪˈziz/

/kɑdiəʊˈvæskjulə dɪˈziz/

Other forms: cardiovascular diseases

Definitions of cardiovascular disease

1. noun

   a disease of the heart or blood vessels
   types:

   cardiopathy, heart disease

   a disease of the heart

   high blood pressure, hypertension

   a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)

   hypotension

   abnormally low blood pressure

   aneurism, aneurysm

   a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall

   circulatory failure

   failure of the cardiovascular system to supply adequate amounts of blood to body tissues

   coronary heart disease

   a heart disease due to an abnormality of the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart

   orthostatic hypotension, postural hypotension

   low blood pressure occurring in some people when they stand up

   essential hypertension, hyperpiesia, hyperpiesis

   persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found

   malignant hypertension

   severe hypertension that runs a rapid course and damages the inner linings of the blood vessels and the heart and spleen and kidneys and brain

   secondary hypertension

   hypertension that is secondary to another disease

   white-coat hypertension

   temporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's office

   aortic aneurysm

   an aneurysm of the aorta

   cerebral aneurysm

   an aneurysm of the carotid artery

   intracranial aneurysm

   an aneurysm of a cranial artery

   ventricular aneurysm

   a localized dilation or protrusion on the wall of the left ventricle of the heart (occurring after a myocardial infarction)

   angina, angina pectoris

   a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart

   arrhythmia, cardiac arrhythmia

   an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart

   cardiomyopathy, myocardiopathy

   a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium)

   coronary failure, heart failure

   inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions

   valvular heart disease

   heart disease caused by stenosis of the cardiac valves and obstructed blood flow or caused by degeneration and blood regurgitation

   rheumatic heart disease

   heart disease caused by recurrent episodes of rheumatic fever; characterized by changes in the myocardium or scarring of the heart valves that reduce the power of the heart to pump blood

   type of:

   disorder, upset

   a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning