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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Crofts died Wednesday of heart failure at the Heart Hospital of Austin in Austin, Texas, said his daughter, Lua Crofts Faragher.
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Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
High blood pressure, high cholesterol, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and heart failure — very expensive diseases to manage — cancer, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, kidney disease, liver disease, lower quality of life.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
Cardiac scan could improve health failure outcomes Scientists may have found a quicker, less invasive way to quantify how much oxygen the heart is using, which could prove critical for treating heart failure, according to a new study published yesterday.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
Crofts died Wednesday of heart failure in Austin, said his daughter, Lua Crofts Faragher.
—Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
High blood pressure, high cholesterol, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and heart failure — very expensive diseases to manage — cancer, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, kidney disease, liver disease, lower quality of life.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
Cardiac scan could improve health failure outcomes Scientists may have found a quicker, less invasive way to quantify how much oxygen the heart is using, which could prove critical for treating heart failure, according to a new study published yesterday.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
Crofts died Wednesday of heart failure in Austin, said his daughter, Lua Crofts Faragher.
—Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20failure. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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