Heart Diseases

Cardiovascular disease or heart disease due to a variety of conditions, including coronary artery disease, heart rhythm (arrhythmias) and congenital heart defects.

There are two types of heart disease. Congenital disease of the heart 2. Cardiovascular disease acquired from heart disease describes the heart or blood vessel disease. Cardiovascular disease includes heart disease, stroke, heart failure, rheumatic heart disease, heart disease, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease, heart arrhythmia, heart disease, carditis, thromboembolic disease, aortic aneurysms, peripheral artery disease, and venous thrombosis.

Older adults are affected by most cardiovascular disease. In the United States, 11 percent of people aged 20 to 40 have CVD, while 37 percent of people aged 40 to 60 have CVDs, 71 percent of people aged 60 to 80 have CVDs, and 85 percent of people aged 80.

Subtopics

Coronary artery diseases | Atrial fibrillation | Angina | Heart attack | Ischemia heart disease | Cerebrovascular disease | Inflammatory heart disease