hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to a buildup of cholesterol plaque.

a type of cancer in which there is insufficient production of one or more types of blood cells.

an event in which the heart abruptly stops beating or develops an arrhythmia that prevents it from pumping blood effectively.

a type of cancer characterized by a progressive increase in the number of abnormal white blood cells found in blood-forming tissues, other organs, and in the circulating blood.

the occlusion of one or more coronary arteries caused by plaque buildup.

all diseases of the heart muscle.

inflammation of the inner lining of the heart.

an abnormally slow resting heart rate, usually at a rate of less than 60 beats per minute.

the blocking of an artery by a thrombus.

rapid uncontrolled twitching of the muscular wall of the atria.

anemia caused by a lack of a protein that helps the body absorb vitamin B12 from the gastrointestinal tract.

a peripheral arterial occlusive disease in which intermittent attacks are triggered by cold or stress.

an infection that results from bacteria or other infectious organisms entering the bloodstream.

a genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin, resulting in red blood cells that assume an abnormal sickle shape.

rapid, irregular, and useless contractions of the ventricles.

a record of the electrical activity of the myocardium.

an abnormally rapid resting heartbeat usually at a rate of more than 100 beats per minute.

A condition in which there is an abnormally small number of platelets circulating in the blood.

A blood clot that originates in a vein.

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