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congestive heart failure
noun[ U ]
medical specializeduk /kənˌdʒes.tɪv ˈhɑːt ˌfeɪ.ljər/ us /kənˌdʒes.tɪv ˈhɑːrt ˌfeɪ.ljɚ/
a medical condition in which the heart stops working correctly and cannot move blood around the body properly, or stops completely:
Congestive heart failure is the most common cause of hospital admission and readmission in this group.
Patients with congestive heart failure are at increased risk for developing the condition.
Clinically, he was doing well and had no symptoms of congestive heart failure.
The risk of death or transplantation was increased in those who had congestive heart failure at diagnosis.
She was a 57-year-old female with a history of congestive heart failure and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Synonym
heart failure
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