Heart failure characterized by weakness, breathlessness, and abnormal congestion in the circulatory system, esp. in the lungs or lower legs.
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(medicine) A syndrome marked by weakness, edema and shortness of breath, due to the inability of the heart to circulate the blood adequately to the lungs and other tissues.
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Congestive-heart-failure Sentence Examples
Late manifestations may include angina pectoris, myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure and severe mitral regurgitation.
These factors included exhaustion asphyxia, dehydration, and congestive heart failure.
Two days after the third course started, she suffered from dyspnea caused by congestive heart failure.
Effect of enalapril on survival in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fractions and congestive heart failure.
hospitalization for congestive heart failure (CHF ).