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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Sometimes a precise diagnosis was beside the point; a patient might come in with shortness of breath and low oxygen levels and be treated for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, and pneumonia.
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
In a letter to the Buffalo Sabres community, Dahlin shared that his 25-year-old fiancée, Carolina Matovac, suffered heart failure and underwent a heart transplant while in the south of France.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
In cardiology, guidelines for heart failure shift frequently.
—Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The therapy could shift the standard of care for heart failure patients in particular.
—New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
In a letter to the Buffalo Sabres community, Dahlin shared that his 25-year-old fiancée, Carolina Matovac, suffered heart failure and underwent a heart transplant while in the south of France.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
In cardiology, guidelines for heart failure shift frequently.
—Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The therapy could shift the standard of care for heart failure patients in particular.
—New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20failure. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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