congestive heart failure

noun

: heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain an adequate circulation of blood in the bodily tissues or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the veins

Examples of congestive heart failure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Several heart disorders also increase stroke risk, including coronary artery disease, as well as heart valve defects, atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure. —Katia Hetter, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025

Jules Feiffer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and illustrator of The Phantom Tollbooth, has died at his home in Richfield Springs, New York, from congestive heart failure. —Shyla Watson, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025

Feiffer died of congestive heart failure at his home in upstate New York, his representative Gail Hochman confirmed to USA TODAY in an email Tuesday. —Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025

Medications Prescription medications are first-line treatment options for congestive heart failure, meaning they're typically tried before any surgeries or other procedures. —Alexandria Nyembwe, Phd, Rn, Health, 29 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

congestive heart failure

noun

con·​ges·​tive heart failure

kən-ˈjes-tiv-

: heart failure in which the heart is unable to keep enough blood circulating in the tissues or is unable to pump out the blood returned to it by the veins

Medical Definition

congestive heart failure

noun

: heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood in the tissues of the body or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the venous circulation compare coronary failure