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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Milner saw a similar pattern with a 77-year-old heart failure patient.
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Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
Doctors use it every day to determine the degree of an individual’s heart failure.
—Lawrence K. Altman, STAT, 7 May 2026
Untreated sleep apnea can lead to a host of cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension, heart failure and stroke.
—Erika Yamazaki, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
The Swedish defenseman took a leave of absence in November to be with his fiancée, Carolina Matovac, who had experienced heart failure months earlier and required a heart transplant.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 4 May 2026
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Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
Doctors use it every day to determine the degree of an individual’s heart failure.
—Lawrence K. Altman, STAT, 7 May 2026
Untreated sleep apnea can lead to a host of cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension, heart failure and stroke.
—Erika Yamazaki, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
The Swedish defenseman took a leave of absence in November to be with his fiancée, Carolina Matovac, who had experienced heart failure months earlier and required a heart transplant.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 4 May 2026
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“Heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20failure. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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