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Examples of Types of Cardiovascular Disease

 

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  • High blood pressure or hypertension
  • Coronary heart disease
    • Myocardial infarction/heart attack
    • Angina pectoris/chest pain
      • Stable angina
      • Unstable angina
  • Heart failure
  • Stroke
  • Congenital cardiovascular defects
    • Atrioventricular septal defects
    • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Artery disease
    • Atherosclerosis
    • Aortic aneurysm
    • Peripheral arterial disease
  • Valvular heart disease
  • Rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease


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