heart failure
nounDefinition of heart failure
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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After five years, 6% of those in the pill group had suffered a heart attack, stroke or heart failure versus 9% of the others. — Washington Post, "Cheap combo pill cuts heart, stroke risks, study finds," 23 Aug. 2019 The researchers took a close look at each adult's usual diet and their heart health later in life, including whether they were diagnosed with stroke, heart failure or other events related to cardiovascular disease. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, "Eat more plants and less meat to live longer and improve heart health, study suggests," 9 Aug. 2019 The actor also found himself in the hospital for heart failure in December 2015 and again, three years later. — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, "English Actor Michael Sleggs Dead at 33 After Revealing He Was 'Grateful' Amid Terminal Illness," 10 July 2019 Patients on Uloric, a gout drug, suffered more heart attacks, strokes and heart failure in two out of three trials than did their counterparts on standard or no medication. — Caroline Chen, Fox News, "FDA repays drug industry by rushing risky meds to market," 1 July 2018 One of the deaths occurred this month, when a 20-something participant on dialysis succumbed to heart failure, sepsis and kidney failure. — Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com, "A ‘scary disease’: Children with Type 2 diabetes suffer from advanced complications, study finds," 28 June 2019 The bride’s father, a cardiologist, is the director for heart failure, hemodynamics and circulatory support research at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation in Manhattan. — New York Times, "Amy Burkhoff, Adam Ilowite," 23 June 2019 Houston medical device company Procyrion has raised $30 million to support clinical trials of a device that would treat patients suffering from both heart failure and worsening kidney function. — Andrea Leinfelder, Houston Chronicle, "Houston company raises $30M for clinical trials to treat heart failure," 17 July 2019 Preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions in 2017 suggested that coffee may be tied to reduced risk of heart failure and stroke. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, "How much coffee is too much?," 21 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'heart failure.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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