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CAD results from deposits of fat-containing substances called plaque in the lumen (opening) of the coronary arteries resulting in atherosclerosis and subsequent narrowing of the lumen of the arteries.

The valve most frequently involved in valvular heart disease is the _____ valve.

The chronic hereditary form of anemia found predominately in the black race is called _____ anemia.

The cause of essential hypertension is unknown.

Symptoms of cardiovascular disease include

The chronic hereditary form of anemia found predominately in the black race is called _____ anemia.

A vasospastic disease of the fingers, hands, or feet resulting in pain, numbness, and sometimes discoloration is

Cardiomyopathy is a noninflammatory disease of the cardiac muscle.

A systemic inflammatory disease of the joints and cardiac tissue that follows a sore throat caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus is

Mitral stenosis is usually the result of rheumatic heart disease.