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Acute cardiovascular disease is a condition in which a person has heart problems that developed over a short time, such as a few hours, days, or weeks. Heart attacks, new arrhythmias, and viral infections of the heart are examples of heart problems that happen over a short time.

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Is a type of:

Heart diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Types of

Vascular conditions
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