How to Use coronary heart disease in a Sentence

coronary heart disease

noun
  • In women, coronary heart disease is the leading cause of mortality.
    — Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 5 Feb. 2026
  • About 1 in 20 adults ages 20 and older have coronary heart disease, the most common form of heart disease.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The study found that women who got around four hours of moderate exercise each week lowered their risk of coronary heart disease by about 30%.
    — Dr. Cyrus Mowdawalla, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Research has linked the condition with a four times higher risk of future incident heart failure and a two-times higher risk of stroke and coronary heart disease.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Coronary artery disease often leads to a heart attack, with two people dying of coronary heart disease every three minutes, the report noted.
    — Dr. Richard Zhang, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Rates of coronary heart disease have been rising since 2019, and only half of people who could benefit from medications are taking them.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Among those studied who had coronary heart disease, 57 percent of heavy smokers suffered heart attacks compared with only 31 percent of light smokers.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The combination of these conditions increases the long-term risk of coronary heart disease mortality, even in young adults, to a higher risk than exists for either factor alone.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2025
  • To reduce coronary heart disease mortality by 30%, women need about 51 minutes of exercise per week and men need about 85 minutes.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Within the healthy low-carb diet category, people who most diligently followed that diet had a 15% lower risk of coronary heart disease compared to the least diligent people.
    — Barbara Mantel, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Because the study focused on coronary heart disease, Sun said, the findings wouldn’t necessarily apply to other conditions such as heart failure or arrhythmias.
    — Barbara Mantel, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
  • As for the conditions these risk factors point to, rates of coronary heart disease have been rising since 2019, and only half of people who could benefit from medications are taking them.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
  • After more than 30 years of follow-up, about 20,000 participants developed coronary heart disease.
    — Brian Mastroianni, Health, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The researchers took into account overlapping risk factors such as when someone who had high lead exposure was also a smoker before developing coronary heart disease, Stanaway said.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 30 Mar. 2026
  • One study linked eating at least two servings of avocado (1 serving = ½ avocado) per week with a lower risk of heart disease and coronary heart disease (CHD).
    — Emily Brown, Verywell Health, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The researchers learned that people who ate very similarly to the portfolio diet had a 14% lower risk of developing coronary heart disease or stroke than people who ate less similarly to the diet.
    — Renée Onque, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Data analysis revealed that premature menopause was tied to a roughly 40 percent higher lifetime risk of coronary heart disease, regardless of race, compared with women who didn’t enter menopause prematurely.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Women may need less exercise than men to gain similar protection against coronary heart disease, according to a new study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research.
    — Dr. Cyrus Mowdawalla, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Brown passed away from coronary heart disease at his Newport News, Virginia, home on June 17, his family announced on June 26 via his Facebook page.
    — Terry Collins, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • For about a 30% reduction in coronary heart disease incidence risk, women need about 250 minutes of exercise per week, while men need about 530 minutes, according to the researchers.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Coffee drinkers are less likely to die from coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine nutrition experts said.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
  • Researchers at Northwestern University found that men start to develop coronary heart disease years earlier than women, with differences emerging as early as the mid-30s, according to a press release.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • To link circadian burden to specific health outcomes, the researchers analyzed the prevalence of arthritis, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary heart disease, depression, diabetes, obesity and stroke.
    — Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke, with threats of serious cardiovascular and respiratory diseases such as coronary heart disease and lung cancer, according to WHO.
    — Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
  • For example, a 2024 review links higher UPF intake with greater risks of cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers.
    — Rachel MacPherson, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
  • This is because menopause causes a significant drop in estrogen – which works in regulating cholesterol and fat – increasing the risk of developing coronary heart disease or suffering a heart attack or stroke, according to the British Heart Foundation.
    — Sashikala Vp, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Scientists are studying whether the mushroom’s antioxidants, primarily the amino acid ergothioneine and the tripeptide glutathione, may help prevent cancer, coronary heart disease, and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
  • According to the American Heart Association, CKM syndrome can lead to atrial fibrillation, coronary heart disease, disability, kidney failure, peripheral artery disease, stroke, heart failure and even early death.
    — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The American Heart Association said ASCVD can refer to a slew of conditions, including coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease — which can also signify a transient ischemic attack or ischemic stroke.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, also called ASCVD, is caused by plaque buildup in the arteries and can include coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral artery disease, and aortic atherosclerotic disease, according to the American Heart Association.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026

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