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Heart disease is one of a number of different diseases which afflict the heart. The most common heart diseases are:
- Coronary heart disease, the end result of the accumulation of atheromatous plaques within the walls of the arteries that supply the myocardium
- Ischaemic heart disease, a disease characterized by reduced blood supply to the heart.
- Cardiovascular disease, a class of diseases that involve the heart and/or blood vessels (arteries and veins).Implies under this category some popular diseases like: diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol.
- Pulmonary heart disease, a failure of the right side of the heart.
- Hereditary heart disease
- Hypertensive heart disease
- Inflammatory heart disease
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Secondhand Smoke :: Tobacco
Environmental Tobacco Smoke - American Heart Association factsheet that states, secondhand smoke is a major cause of cardiovascular disease and death which is preventable.
Meta Description: [ In January 1993 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared environmental tobacco smoke (also called ETS, secondhand smoke or passive smoke) a known human carcinogen. It was classified as an environmental toxin equivalent to asbestos and other hazardous substances. ]
