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    Heart disease is an umbrella term for any disorder that affects the heart and is the leading cause of death globally according to the WHO and CDC. It is defined as any condition that impacts the heart itself rather than cardiovascular disease which includes blood vessels. Over 26.6 million US adults, or 11.3% of the population, have been diagnosed with some form of heart disease, and it accounts for 23.5% of all deaths in the United States.

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    Heart disease is an umbrella term for any disorder that affects the heart and is the leading cause of death globally according to the WHO and CDC. It is defined as any condition that impacts the heart itself rather than cardiovascular disease which includes blood vessels. Over 26.6 million US adults, or 11.3% of the population, have been diagnosed with some form of heart disease, and it accounts for 23.5% of all deaths in the United States.

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    Heart Disease: Definition, Causes

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    Heart disease is an umbrella term for any disorder that affects the heart and is the leading cause of death globally according to the WHO and CDC. It is defined as any condition that impacts the heart itself rather than cardiovascular disease which includes blood vessels. Over 26.6 million US adults, or 11.3% of the population, have been diagnosed with some form of heart disease, and it accounts for 23.5% of all deaths in the United States.

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    Heart Disease: Definition, Causes,

    Heart disease is an umbrella term for any type of disorder that affects the heart. Heart
    disease means the same as cardiac disease but not cardiovascular disease.
    Cardiovascular disease refers to disorders of the blood vessels and heart, while heart
    disease refers to just the heart.
    According to WHO (World Health Organization) and the CDC, heart disease is the
    leading cause of death in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia. The number of US adults
    diagnosed with heart disease stands at 26.6 million (11.3% of adult population).
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    23.5% of all deaths in the USA today are caused by heart disease

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