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Heart disease encompasses a range of conditions, including coronary artery disease, heart failure or inadequate cardiac output, and cardiac arrhythmia. See “Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)” and “Congestive Heart Failure” for further explanations.
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Whang, W. (2019). Heart Disease. In: Gellman, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6439-6_1266-2
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