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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Sax said that many people hospitalized with Covid now have other chronic illnesses, such as congestive heart failure.
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 27 June 2024
The withering wiseguy, who needs a wheelchair to get around and around-the-clock access to oxygen and who suffers from congestive heart failure, has already served 30 months behind bars awaiting prosecution.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
In another example, a female had signs of congestive heart failure with shortness of breath and swelling in her legs.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2024
Alston’s mother died at 67 from diabetes and the resulting congestive heart failure.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 27 June 2024
The withering wiseguy, who needs a wheelchair to get around and around-the-clock access to oxygen and who suffers from congestive heart failure, has already served 30 months behind bars awaiting prosecution.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
In another example, a female had signs of congestive heart failure with shortness of breath and swelling in her legs.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2024
Alston’s mother died at 67 from diabetes and the resulting congestive heart failure.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
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“Congestive heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congestive%20heart%20failure. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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