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Article: Heart Disease
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- Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
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Heart Disease
Max
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s Story
What Is Heart Disease?
What Are the Different Types of Heart Disease?
What Causes Heart Disease?
How Do People Know They Have Heart Disease?
Diagnosis
How Is Heart Disease Treated?
Living with Heart Disease
Resources
Heart disease is a broad term covering many conditions that prevent the heart from working properly to pump blood throughout the body.
KEYWORDS
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Arteriosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
Cardiovascular system
Coronary artery disease
Heart failure
Myocardial infarction
Rheumatic fever
Max
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s Story
Max, who had just turned 14, and his grandfather Harry often shared a ...