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Synonyms for heart failure

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congestive heart failure congestive cardiac failure

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Noun

1. Congestive heart failure — the chronic inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body, leading to a…

congestive heart failure, congestive cardiac failure

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The chronic inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body, leading to a pooling of blood and shortness of breath.

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heart-failure