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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Drinking in excess is, in fact, linked to high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythms, and sometimes even heart failure, according to American Heart Association researchers.
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
For people who had high blood pressure readings only when sitting (normal readings while lying down), there was no statistically significant difference in risk of coronary heart disease, heart failure, or stroke compared to people with normal blood pressure.
—Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2025
But the ashes of her daughter, Allison, who died four years ago at age 20 of congenital heart failure, were still there.
—Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Now scientists have discovered a dormant gene that could be reactivated to regenerate heart tissue, preventing the progression to heart failure.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
For people who had high blood pressure readings only when sitting (normal readings while lying down), there was no statistically significant difference in risk of coronary heart disease, heart failure, or stroke compared to people with normal blood pressure.
—Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2025
But the ashes of her daughter, Allison, who died four years ago at age 20 of congenital heart failure, were still there.
—Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Now scientists have discovered a dormant gene that could be reactivated to regenerate heart tissue, preventing the progression to heart failure.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20failure. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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