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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While Chandler had congestive heart failure, his advanced age was also cited as a cause of death.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Chandler had congestive heart failure, but Mahaffee said doctors and nurses noted his advanced age when giving a cause of death.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Morrison and the rock band also comprised of Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore would go on to release the final album L.A. Woman in 1971 before Morrison died of congestive heart failure that year in Paris.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Systolic congestive heart failure, or systolic heart failure, is a type of heart failure that involves the left side of the heart.
—Alexandria Nyembwe, Phd, Rn, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Chandler had congestive heart failure, but Mahaffee said doctors and nurses noted his advanced age when giving a cause of death.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Morrison and the rock band also comprised of Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore would go on to release the final album L.A. Woman in 1971 before Morrison died of congestive heart failure that year in Paris.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Systolic congestive heart failure, or systolic heart failure, is a type of heart failure that involves the left side of the heart.
—Alexandria Nyembwe, Phd, Rn, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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