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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Many varieties of yew, including English yew and Pacific yew, cause dangerous symptoms in dogs, such as difficulty breathing, seizures, tremors and even sudden death from heart failure.
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Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 28 May 2026
The biological ventricular assist tissue in a patch, called BioVAT for short, was conceived as a bridge to either transplant, where wait times are long, or to implantation of a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, in end-stage heart failure.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 27 May 2026
TokyoReuters — Toshifumi Suzuki, the founder of Seven-Eleven Japan and widely regarded as the father of Japan’s convenience store industry, died of heart failure on May 18, Seven & i Holdings said on Monday.
—Reuters 20 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
Black women, Gregory said, seemed to have a higher incidence of peripartum cardiomyopathy, a rare form of heart failure arising during or shortly after pregnancy.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026
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Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 28 May 2026
The biological ventricular assist tissue in a patch, called BioVAT for short, was conceived as a bridge to either transplant, where wait times are long, or to implantation of a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, in end-stage heart failure.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 27 May 2026
TokyoReuters — Toshifumi Suzuki, the founder of Seven-Eleven Japan and widely regarded as the father of Japan’s convenience store industry, died of heart failure on May 18, Seven & i Holdings said on Monday.
—Reuters 20 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
Black women, Gregory said, seemed to have a higher incidence of peripartum cardiomyopathy, a rare form of heart failure arising during or shortly after pregnancy.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026
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“Heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20failure. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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