Heart Disease: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Sep 19, 2025 · Heart disease can lead to a heart attack, heart failure, cardiac arrest, stroke and organ damage. Healthy habits, medicines and procedures can prevent or treat CAD and other …
Heart disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Aug 13, 2024 · Coronary artery disease is a common heart condition that affects the major blood vessels that supply the heart muscle. A buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in …
What Is Cardiovascular Disease? | American Heart Association
Jan 10, 2024 · Cardiovascular disease (CVD) can refer to many conditions: Heart and blood vessel disease, also called heart disease, includes numerous problems, many of which are …
About Heart Disease | Heart Disease | CDC
May 15, 2024 · High blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and smoking are key risk factors. 1 out of every 5 deaths in the United States are due to heart disease. What is heart disease? …
Cardiovascular (Heart) Diseases: Types and Treatments - WebMD
Oct 29, 2024 · Cardiovascular disease is a group of conditions that affect your heart and blood vessels. It's sometimes also called heart disease. Conditions that affect your heart and blood …
Cardiac muscle | Definition, Function, & Structure | Britannica
Cardiac muscle, in vertebrates, one of three major muscle types, found only in the heart. Cardiac muscle possesses contractile units known as sarcomeres and exhibits rhythmic contractions. …
Cardiovascular system: Function, organs, conditions, and more
May 22, 2025 · Common conditions that can affect the cardiovascular system include coronary artery disease, heart attack, high blood pressure, and stroke. This article explores the …
Cardiac Arrest or Heart Attack? Here’s How to Tell the Difference
5 days ago · Sudden cardiac arrest is a life-threatening emergency that happens when the heart’s electrical system malfunctions. Instead of pumping blood normally, the heart suddenly stops …
American Heart Association | To be a relentless force for a world …
Oct 31, 2025 · Since the American Heart Association’s founding in 1924, deaths from cardiovascular diseases have been cut in half. And yet, there are still so many lives to be …
Physiology, Cardiac Muscle - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Jul 30, 2023 · Cardiac muscle also called the myocardium, is one of three major categories of muscles found within the human body, along with smooth muscle and skeletal muscle. Cardiac …