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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As anyone who has read Little Women knows, untreated streptococcal infections can lead to damage to heart valves, and heart failure.
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Dr. Hannah Wunsch, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Herbs and Supplements That Contain Cardiac Glycosides Cardiac glycoside herbs and supplements are used to treat heart conditions such as atrial fibrillation or heart failure.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 6 Jan. 2025
One project involves training people who have received addiction treatment to go into the community and do heart failure tests among people who use meth.
—Simar Bajaj, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
Cox's character, media tycoon Logan Roy, dying from heart failure on a private jet en route to broker a business deal in Sweden.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Dr. Hannah Wunsch, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Herbs and Supplements That Contain Cardiac Glycosides Cardiac glycoside herbs and supplements are used to treat heart conditions such as atrial fibrillation or heart failure.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 6 Jan. 2025
One project involves training people who have received addiction treatment to go into the community and do heart failure tests among people who use meth.
—Simar Bajaj, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
Cox's character, media tycoon Logan Roy, dying from heart failure on a private jet en route to broker a business deal in Sweden.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20failure. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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