heart failure
noun
1
: a condition in which the heart is unable to pump blood at an adequate rate or in adequate volume
2
: cessation of heartbeat : death
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Sinclair — who died Tuesday morning (April 2) from heart failure at Detroit Receiving Hospital at the age of 82 —honed that existentialism throughout a storied career.
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Gary Graff, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
Weinstein was married to Mark Rosenberg — brother of L.A. Law actor Alan Rosenberg — from 1984 until his death from heart failure on the Texas set of Flesh and Bone in 1992.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2024
This finding is nonspecific and can be seen in the setting of many diagnoses; including cellulitis, contusion from trauma and vascular disease from heart failure.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
Patients who’d had previous heart failure, valvular defects, cancer or other causes of hypertension were disqualified.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Mulhern, 93, died Monday of heart failure in her Canton Township home.
—Patricia Montemurri, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2024
Another son, Michael, died of heart failure in 1986 at age 23.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
The findings also apply to a specific type of heart failure that’s more common in postmenopausal women.
—Korin Miller Updated, Verywell Health, 6 Mar. 2024
In 2021, nearly 400,000 men died from heart disease, which includes heart attacks, heart failure, or heart arrhythmia.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
Gary Graff, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
Weinstein was married to Mark Rosenberg — brother of L.A. Law actor Alan Rosenberg — from 1984 until his death from heart failure on the Texas set of Flesh and Bone in 1992.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2024
This finding is nonspecific and can be seen in the setting of many diagnoses; including cellulitis, contusion from trauma and vascular disease from heart failure.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
Patients who’d had previous heart failure, valvular defects, cancer or other causes of hypertension were disqualified.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Mulhern, 93, died Monday of heart failure in her Canton Township home.
—Patricia Montemurri, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2024
Another son, Michael, died of heart failure in 1986 at age 23.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
The findings also apply to a specific type of heart failure that’s more common in postmenopausal women.
—Korin Miller Updated, Verywell Health, 6 Mar. 2024
In 2021, nearly 400,000 men died from heart disease, which includes heart attacks, heart failure, or heart arrhythmia.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20failure. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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