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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Other types of heart disease deaths — such as heart failure, hypertensive heart disease and arrhythmia — have risen during that timeframe, however.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
Deaths from heart failure increased 146% over the same time period, while death due to persistent high blood pressure rose by 106%.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
The study also found that deaths from other chronic heart conditions—such as heart failure, hypertensive heart disease and arrhythmias—have risen significantly during the same period.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
By Erin Entrada Kelly On June 18, 1996 — a cloudy summer day in Washington D.C. — a diminutive 78-year-old woman dies of heart failure and is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
—Oc Register, 20 June 2025
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
Deaths from heart failure increased 146% over the same time period, while death due to persistent high blood pressure rose by 106%.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
The study also found that deaths from other chronic heart conditions—such as heart failure, hypertensive heart disease and arrhythmias—have risen significantly during the same period.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
By Erin Entrada Kelly On June 18, 1996 — a cloudy summer day in Washington D.C. — a diminutive 78-year-old woman dies of heart failure and is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
—Oc Register, 20 June 2025
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“Heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20failure. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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