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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In October, 1985, Lammy watched the TV coverage of a riot that broke out on the Broadwater Farm Estate, a social-housing project two streets away from his house, when a Black woman died of heart failure after her apartment was searched by the police.
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
John Gilmore Ford, an interior designer and South Asian art collector, died of heart failure on Dec. 21 at his North Baltimore home.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
The outlet said Morgan Hughes developed postpartum cardiomyopathy, which is an uncommon kind of heart failure, according to the American Heart Association.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 31 Dec. 2024
As anyone who has read Little Women knows, untreated streptococcal infections can lead to damage to heart valves, and heart failure.
—Dr. Hannah Wunsch, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
John Gilmore Ford, an interior designer and South Asian art collector, died of heart failure on Dec. 21 at his North Baltimore home.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
The outlet said Morgan Hughes developed postpartum cardiomyopathy, which is an uncommon kind of heart failure, according to the American Heart Association.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 31 Dec. 2024
As anyone who has read Little Women knows, untreated streptococcal infections can lead to damage to heart valves, and heart failure.
—Dr. Hannah Wunsch, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20failure. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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