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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Beta-Blockers Beta-blockers are no longer considered a first-line, single-drug therapy for hypertension unless a patient has ischemic heart disease, heart failure, or arrhythmias.
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Rafle Fernandez, Verywell Health, 10 June 2025
Participants originally submitted their blood samples to help researchers look into the risk factors associated with heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and other cardiovascular diseases.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2025
He was later found dead in that apartment’s bathtub; his official cause of death was reported to be heart failure.
—Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
After following up with participants, researchers discovered that 1,407 received a heart failure diagnosis.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 16 May 2025
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Rafle Fernandez, Verywell Health, 10 June 2025
Participants originally submitted their blood samples to help researchers look into the risk factors associated with heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and other cardiovascular diseases.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2025
He was later found dead in that apartment’s bathtub; his official cause of death was reported to be heart failure.
—Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
After following up with participants, researchers discovered that 1,407 received a heart failure diagnosis.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 16 May 2025
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“Heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20failure. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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