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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Tragically, Reeve died from heart failure in October 2004 at age 52.
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Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Excess sodium raises blood pressure, strains the kidneys, and increases the risk of heart failure.
—Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
For the doctors working with young children in heart failure, innovation in the devices that keep those little hearts beating can't come fast enough.
—Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
Police ruled out foul play and determined that Henry’s official cause of death was asphyxiation leading to heart failure.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
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Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Excess sodium raises blood pressure, strains the kidneys, and increases the risk of heart failure.
—Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
For the doctors working with young children in heart failure, innovation in the devices that keep those little hearts beating can't come fast enough.
—Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
Police ruled out foul play and determined that Henry’s official cause of death was asphyxiation leading to heart failure.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20failure. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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