congestive heart failure

noun

: heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain an adequate circulation of blood in the bodily tissues or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the veins

Examples of congestive heart failure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the morning of March 23, 2011, Taylor died at age 79, over a month after being admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for symptoms caused by congestive heart failure. —Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026

Frank had been in hospice care for congestive heart failure at his home in Ogunquit, Maine. —Jon Keller, CBS News, 20 May 2026

But late in 2019, there were setbacks, the worst of which were seizures and the diagnosis of congestive heart failure. —David O'Brien, New York Times, 9 May 2026

Frank is reportedly suffering from congestive heart failure and remains at his Ogunquit, Maine home with his husband, where the two have lived since Frank left Congress in 2013. —Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

congestive heart failure

noun

con·​ges·​tive heart failure

kən-ˈjes-tiv-

: heart failure in which the heart is unable to keep enough blood circulating in the tissues or is unable to pump out the blood returned to it by the veins

Medical Definition

congestive heart failure

noun

: heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood in the tissues of the body or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the venous circulation compare coronary failure