How to Use heart disease in a Sentence

heart disease

noun
  • Cancer is the second leading cause of death for people in the U.S. behind heart disease.
    The National Desk, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Can hormone replacement therapy increase your risk of heart disease?
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The flexitarian diet may help lose weight and reduce the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
    Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Although many of these causes have to do with brain injury or trauma, there are other causes, such as drug abuse, heart disease, and hypertension.
    Patti Greco, Health, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Five major pregnancy complications are strong lifelong risk factors for ischemic heart disease, a new study finds, with the greatest risk coming in the decade after delivery.
    Janelle Chavez, CNN, 1 Feb. 2023
  • However, some recent headlines have raised concerns about zero-calorie sweeteners and possible links to health conditions like weight gain, heart disease and cancer.
    CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Researchers concluded that there is a connection between erythritol consumption and potential heart disease risk.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Eating nuts, like macadamia nuts, could reduce your risk of developing heart disease by lowering certain heart disease risk factors, like high cholesterol and triglyceride levels and excess body fat.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The findings indicated that estrogen-only hormone therapy lowered the risk for heart disease in women only within 10 years of menopause, not across all age groups.
    New York Times, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The higher the ratio, the greater your risk of heart disease.
    Knvul Sheikh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The heart must work harder to pump the blood, which can result in heart disease.
    Sherry Christiansen Updated, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2023
  • This may increase the risk of heart attack and heart disease.
    Lauren Krouse, Health, 9 June 2024
  • Black people have the highest rates of death from heart disease.
    Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The cause was heart disease, according to a statement by a niece, Noreen Austin.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Many of the drugs treat the same things: diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, and cancer.
    Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 1 Sep. 2023
  • As a man with some heart disease, his risk is increased somewhat.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
  • Statins are most often used to protect against heart disease and death.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The handful of patients had severe heart disease that had caused chest pain and heart attacks.
    Gina Kolata, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Berger uses the analogy of a stress test for heart disease.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
  • If so, there is a greater chance of developing heart disease.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The research showed that Hispanic men in the U.S. had rates of heart disease higher than those in both white men and, in what was a surprise to many, Black men.
    Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Kim is estimated to weigh about 300 pounds and is believed to be at high risk for heart disease, the agency said.
    Joohee Cho, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Stone then referenced her brother, Patrick Stone, who died last month at age 57 due to heart disease.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Central blood pressure, or the pressure in the aorta—which sends blood from the heart out to the body—is a predictive measure of heart disease and stroke.
    Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 20 Nov. 2023
  • More on heart health 'Good' cholesterol may not protect against heart disease, new science shows.
    Linda Carroll, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The goal has remained the same throughout: to support each other in recovery from heart disease.
    Gina Ryder, STAT, 3 Jan. 2024
  • However, chest pain tends to be a prominent sign that heart disease might be present, says Dr. Bart.
    Julia Sullivan, SELF, 8 May 2024
  • Studies have shown that setting daily step goals can reduce the risk of heart disease and early death.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 26 July 2024
  • Cancer remains the second-leading cause of death in the U.S. after heart disease, the society said.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The campaign aims to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke in women and inspire people to take charge of their physical and mental health.
    Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2023

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