Cardiovascular Disease Classification

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What is the term for the enlargement or bulge that occurs in the wall of the major blood vessel (aorta) that carries blood from the heart to the body?

Aortic aneurysm

What is the term for a clinical syndrome caused by the inability of the heart to supply sufficient blood to the tissues to meet their metabolic requirements?

Heart failure

What is the term for diseases of cardiac muscle?

Cardiomyopathy

What is the term for a disease of the heart secondary to high blood pressure or hypertension?

<p>Hypertensive heart disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for narrowing of one or more arteries that carry blood to the kidneys?

<p>Renal artery stenosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cardiovascular disease involves the blood vessels that supply blood to the arms and legs?

<p>Cerebrovascular disease (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a clinical syndrome caused by the heart's inability to supply sufficient blood to the tissues?

<p>Pulmonary heart disease (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for abnormalities of heart rhythm?

<p>Coronary artery disease (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cardiovascular disease involves malformations in heart structure existing at birth?

<p>Cardiomyopathy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term describes a failure at the right side of the heart with respiratory system involvement?

<p>Pulmonary heart disease (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Aortic Aneurysm

A bulge or enlargement in the wall of the aorta, the major blood vessel carrying blood from the heart to the body.

Heart Failure

A condition where the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.

Cardiomyopathy

Diseases affecting the heart muscle itself, leading to problems with its structure or function.

Hypertensive Heart Disease

Heart disease caused by high blood pressure (hypertension).

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Renal Artery Stenosis

Narrowing of the arteries supplying blood to the kidneys.

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Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)

Diseases affecting the blood vessels that supply the arms and legs.

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Pulmonary Heart Disease

A clinical syndrome caused by the heart's inability to supply enough blood to the tissues, often due to problems with the lungs.

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Arrhythmia

Abnormal heart rhythms, including fast, slow, or irregular heartbeats.

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Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

Diseases affecting the arteries that supply blood to the heart itself.

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Congenital Heart Disease

Heart defects present at birth, leading to structural abnormalities.

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