Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a general name for health conditions that affect the heart or blood vessels.
- Cardiovascular disease is one of the main causes of death and disability in the United Kingdom. There are about 7.6 million people living with cardiovascular disease in the UK. Of that number, 3.6 million are women. Women are more likely – than men- to be misdiagnosed when it comes to cardiovascular disease. As a result, women are half as likely to receive appropriate heart treatments.
There are many different types of cardiovascular disease, but we will cover the 5 main types.
