heart failure

American  

noun

1. a condition in which the heart fatally ceases to function.

2. Also called congestive heart failure.  a condition in which the heart fails to pump adequate amounts of blood to the tissues, resulting in accumulation of blood returning to the heart from the veins, and often accompanied by distension of the ventricles, edema, and shortness of breath.

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heart failure British  

noun

1. a condition in which the heart is unable to pump an adequate amount of blood to the tissues, usually resulting in breathlessness, swollen ankles, etc

2. sudden and permanent cessation of the heartbeat, resulting in death

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heart failure Scientific  

1. An acute or chronic inability of the heart to maintain adequate blood circulation to the peripheral tissues and the lungs, usually characterized by fatigue, edema, and shortness of breath. Heart failure has many causes, including coronary artery disease, hypertension, and cardiomyopathy.

2. Also called congestive heart failure

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Etymology

Origin of heart failure

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

He helps to run a "hospital-at-home" service, which provides specialist hospital-level care to patients with frailty and conditions such as heart failure and respiratory illness.

From BBC

These findings help explain why people living with diabetes face a much higher risk of developing heart failure.

From Science Daily

What is revealed in the film, and puts Ms. Zenovich at a disadvantage, is Mr. Chase’s heart failure in 2021, which led to an eight-day coma and five weeks of hospitalization.

From The Wall Street Journal

And Melatonin has drawn scrutiny after a recent study linked it to heart failure.

From The Wall Street Journal

This increase was largely due to more reported "cardiac events," including chest pain, coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure.

From Science Daily