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Heart disease   /hɑrt dɪzˈiz/   Listen
Heart disease

noun
1.
A disease of the heart.  Synonym: cardiopathy.



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"Heart disease" Quotes from Famous Books



... farmer, Paul Nichols, whom Robert tried to defend from his unprincipled nephew, Ben Haley, died suddenly of heart disease. Speculation was rife as to who would inherit the estate which he left behind him. He had no near relation except Ben Haley, and so great was the dislike he entertained toward him that no one anticipated that the estate would go to him, unless through Paul's dying intestate. But shortly after ...
— Brave and Bold • Horatio Alger, Jr.

... Where heart disease is complicated with consumption, a warm, dry climate is best; and in some cases, too, as where bronchitis exists in great disproportion to the amount of tubercular deposit and inflammation of the lungs, ...
— Minnesota; Its Character and Climate • Ledyard Bill

... spoken of molecules being wrecked by a moderate amount of heat of the proper quality: let us examine this point for a moment. There is a liquid called nitrite of amyl—frequently administered to patients suffering from heart disease. The liquid is volatile, and its vapor is usually inhaled by the patient. Let a quantity of this vapor be introduced into a wide glass tube, and let a concentrated beam of solar light be sent through the tube ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882 • Various

... chapter.... He grew weaker continually. His doctor prescribed rest. In the month of August he went to Franche-Comte, where he spent a month. Having returned to Paris, he resumed his labor with difficulty.... From the month of December onwards, the heart disease made rapid progress; the oppression became insupportable, his legs were swollen, and he could ...
— What is Property? - An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of Government • P. J. Proudhon

... no good in dwelling upon that, or on the gloom of the next few weeks. Poor Mr Forsyth had a heart disease, and when the Great Transit Bank came to final smash, the agitation ...
— For Fortune and Glory - A Story of the Soudan War • Lewis Hough


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