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In that latest study, they specifically mentioned both CVD (Cardio Vascular Disease) and CHD (Cardio Heart Disease). For us lay people, who tend to lump all these different disease related terms such as CVD, CHD, stroke, etc... together under the rubric of "Heart Disease" could you simplify there meaning and/or their inter-relatedness?

Thanks!

Here you go. They are sometimes mixed up. CHD is a CVD but not all CVD is CHD

In Health
Jeff

Cardiovascular Disease
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiovascular_disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels.[2] CVD includes coronary artery diseases (CAD) such as angina and myocardial infarction (commonly known as a heart attack).[2] Other CVDs include stroke, heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, abnormal heart rhythms, congenital heart disease, valvular heart disease, carditis, aortic aneurysms, peripheral artery disease, thromboembolic disease, and venous thrombosis.[2][3]


Coronary Artery (or Heart) Disease
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronary_artery_disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD), also known as coronary heart disease (CHD) or ischemic heart disease (IHD),[13] involves the reduction of blood flow to the heart muscle due to build-up of plaque in the arteries of the heart.[5][14][6] It is the most common of the cardiovascular diseases.[15] Types include stable angina, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, and sudden cardiac death.[16] A common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may travel into the shoulder, arm, back, neck, or jaw.[4] Occasionally it may feel like heartburn. Usually symptoms occur with exercise or emotional stress, last less than a few minutes, and improve with rest.[4] Shortness of breath may also occur and sometimes no symptoms are present.[4] In many cases, the first sign is a heart attack.[5] Other complications include heart failure or an abnormal heartbeat.[5]