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cardiaques

Cardiaques is a French adjective meaning related to the heart, derived from cardio- from Greek kardia. In medical terminology it describes structures, conditions, or processes involving the heart. The form is used in phrases such as maladies cardiaques or tissus cardiaques.

In clinical practice, the term appears in many contexts: pathologies cardiaques (heart diseases), cardiology as a

Common examples of heart-related conditions include coronary artery disease, heart failure (insuffisance cardiaque), cardiomyopathies, valvulopathies, and

In biomedical contexts, the term also appears in phrases like médicaments cardiaques (drug therapies for heart

specialty,
and
descriptions
of
cardiac
tissues
or
functions,
such
as
muscle
cardiaque
(myocardial
tissue).
Note
that
cardiaques
indicates
the
heart
but
does
not
by
itself
specify
a
diagnosis.
arrhythmias
(arythmies
cardiaques).
Risk
factors
include
hypertension,
smoking,
high
cholesterol,
obesity,
and
age.
Prevention
emphasizes
healthy
lifestyle
and
management
of
risk
factors.
conditions)
and
imagerie
cardiaque
(cardiac
imaging).
The
word
underscores
the
focus
of
cardiology:
diagnosis,
treatment,
and
monitoring
of
the
heart
and
circulatory
system.