Definition of heart failure in US English:
heart failure
nounhɑrt ˈfeɪljərhärt ˈfālyər
Severe failure of the heart to function properly, especially as a cause of death.
her mother had died of heart failure
Example sentencesExamples
- Death is usually from a secondary cause such as heart failure, pneumonia or another infection.
- The distress of patients dying from heart failure was identified almost 40 years ago.
- It was this mistreatment which provoked her death from heart failure on 25 July.
- Aspirin may be harmful in patients with coronary disease and heart failure.
- Right heart failure is most commonly a secondary effect of left heart failure.
- The epidemic of heart failure and its costs to health services continue to grow.
- One of the most important causes of severe breathlessness is left heart failure.
- Among the commonest causes of death in India are heart attacks and heart failure.
- In most cases the above investigations will rapidly confirm the clinical diagnosis of heart failure.
- Results from pulmonary function tests were similar in patients with and without heart failure.
- They are widely used in patients with hypertension and with congestive heart failure.
- This can cause serious long-term damage such as heart failure and liver failure.
- The extra fluid may cause weight gain, although severe chronic heart failure sometimes causes wasting.
- The exceptions are for coronary bypass and for heart failure or shock.
- In mild and moderate heart failure, renal function and electrolytes are usually normal.
- Heart failure and drugs for heart failure can sometimes cause mild kidney disease.
- The larger the area of the heart muscle affected by the heart attack, the more likely heart failure is to occur.
- The primary outcome was the combined outcome of time to all cause death or time to recurrent congestive heart failure.
- It may culminate in chronic valvular disease and can lead to heart failure and ultimately death.
- Transplantation is effective in relieving the symptoms of heart failure.