English

Alternative forms

• heart-failure

Noun

heart failure ‎(uncountable)

1. (cardiology, pathology) 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.
2. (cardiology, pathology) The cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest.

Synonyms

• congestive cardiac failure
• congestive heart failure

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