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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The results showed no significant differences between the two groups in rates of death, recurrent heart attack or hospitalization for heart failure.
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
According to Townsend, Ava only needed one month to recover after being in heart failure for so long, and by April 2025, she was headed home.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
None of the patients in the trial had a left ventricular ejection fraction below 40%, a sign of potential heart failure.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Hypertension is the most prevalent and modifiable risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases such as coronary artery disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, stroke, chronic kidney disease, and all-cause mortality, Jones explained.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 29 Aug. 2025
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
According to Townsend, Ava only needed one month to recover after being in heart failure for so long, and by April 2025, she was headed home.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
None of the patients in the trial had a left ventricular ejection fraction below 40%, a sign of potential heart failure.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Hypertension is the most prevalent and modifiable risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases such as coronary artery disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, stroke, chronic kidney disease, and all-cause mortality, Jones explained.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20failure. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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