Cardiovascular diseases

interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart

class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels

catchphrase for the apparent paradox that French people have a low incidence of heart disease while consuming many saturated fats

mammalian proteins found in Homo sapiens

Genetic heart condition

medical term for the area surrounding an ischemic event such as thrombotic or embolic stroke

condition in which there is rhythmic bobbing of the head in synchrony with the beating of the heart

involves a variety of cardiovascular and neurological processes which cause hypopnea and bradycardia (abnormally low resting heart rate)

clinical sign found in patients with tricuspid regurgitation

thumb | right | alt=SCORE table of the risk of death from cardiovascular disease over 10 years for high-risk European countries. | SCORE table of the risk of death from cardiovascular disease over 10 years for high-risk European countries. HeartScore is a cardiovascular disease risk assessment and management tool developed by the European Society of Cardiology, aimed at supporting clinicians in optimising individual cardiovascular risk reduction.

medical condition

symptom defined as a patient's perception that they are dying

medical condition

medical condition

abnormal condition characterized by difficulty in swallowing caused by aberrant right subclavian artery