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 higher-risk groups include those with congenital heart defects or disorders, structural heart problems, or a history of coronary artery disease or heart failure.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The official cause of death was heart failure.
—David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Her brother Kim Milford — Rocky in the original American stage production of The Rocky Horror Show and a singer in a band with guitarist Jeff Beck — died of heart failure at age 37 in 1980.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Pollard, 50, nearly died of heart failure in 2024.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The official cause of death was heart failure.
—David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Her brother Kim Milford — Rocky in the original American stage production of The Rocky Horror Show and a singer in a band with guitarist Jeff Beck — died of heart failure at age 37 in 1980.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Pollard, 50, nearly died of heart failure in 2024.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20failure. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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