heart disease
cardiovascular system disease that involves the heart
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Summary
heart disease is a class of disease[1]. It draws 2,130 Wikipedia views per month (class of disease category, ranking #423 of 1,968).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: cardiovascular disease[3]
- Commons category: Diseases and disorders of the heart[4]
- Said to be the same as: Q118124344[5]
- Afflicts: heart[6]
- Symptoms and signs: angina pectoris[7], edema[8], chest pain[9], syncope[10], balance disorder[11], ascites[12], tachycardia[13], heart arrhythmia[14], arterial hypertension[15], dyspnea[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Heart diseases[17]
- Topic has template: Template:Heart diseases[18]
- Has contributing factor: obesity[19], atherosclerosis[20]
- ICD-9-CM: 429.9[21], V47.2[22], 429.89[23]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C3079[24]
- Health specialty: cardiology[25]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: valsartan[26], pharmaceutical preparation of nitroglycerin[27], evolocumab[28], atenolol/chlorthalidone[29], ticagrelor[30], atorvastatin[31], clopidogrel[32], palivizumab[33], sildenafil[34], Hydrochlorothiazide / Lisinopril[35], furosemide[36], dabigatran etexilate[37], amiodarone[38], rosuvastatin[39]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_114[40], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:114[41]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[42]
Why It Matters
heart disease has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]