HEART FAILURE Definition & Meaning

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heart failure

noun

a condition in which the heart fatally ceases to function.
Also called congestive heart failure. a condition in which the heart fails to pump adequate amounts of blood to the tissues, resulting in accumulation of blood returning to the heart from the veins, and often accompanied by distension of the ventricles, edema, and shortness of breath.

heart failure

noun

a condition in which the heart is unable to pump an adequate amount of blood to the tissues, usually resulting in breathlessness, swollen ankles, etc
sudden and permanent cessation of the heartbeat, resulting in death

heart failure

An acute or chronic inability of the heart to maintain adequate blood circulation to the peripheral tissues and the lungs, usually characterized by fatigue, edema, and shortness of breath. Heart failure has many causes, including coronary artery disease, hypertension, and cardiomyopathy.
Also called congestive heart failure

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of heart failure¹

First recorded in 1890–95

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But by fair standards — playing where he belonged in the developmental G League as a teenager with essentially no college experience and a history of heart failure — he was promising.

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Wayne said he had watched two relatives die "miserable", "heinous" deaths from heart failure.

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Miller died at his Pasadena home on March 29 after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure, according to his son Scott.

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This can seriously harm the baby, causing severe anaemia, heart failure, or even death.

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Your lung is a muscle, your heart is a muscle and most of the boys die from heart failure.

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