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
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Amos — the last surviving member of the Mary Tyler Moore Show cast — died at 84 of congestive heart failure in August 2024, but his death wasn't publicly announced until October.
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
But late in 2019, there were setbacks, the worst of which were seizures and the diagnosis of congestive heart failure.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Frank is reportedly suffering from congestive heart failure and remains at his Ogunquit, Maine home with his husband, where the two have lived since Frank left Congress in 2013.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
His health declined rapidly, culminating in congestive heart failure and kidney failure at 49.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
But late in 2019, there were setbacks, the worst of which were seizures and the diagnosis of congestive heart failure.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Frank is reportedly suffering from congestive heart failure and remains at his Ogunquit, Maine home with his husband, where the two have lived since Frank left Congress in 2013.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
His health declined rapidly, culminating in congestive heart failure and kidney failure at 49.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Congestive heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congestive%20heart%20failure. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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