heart failure

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Synonyms for heart failure

inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions

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The only statistically significant benefit to show up in the data was for congestive heart disease. Fish oil was associated with a 7% drop in risk.
Dogs with congestive heart disease will benefit from reduced salt levels in their food.
Actor Andy Hallett has died of congestive heart disease at the age of 33.
Diastolic heart failure and congestive heart disease are linked to high blood pressure, so control of your BP would seem to be the most important thing you can do.
2004 saw the PAP printout uploaded for seminar participant pre-reading material in the website www.onetv.us Former Reuters' correspondent Harold Finkleman stood in for Costello who had suffered critical spinal compression fractures, shingles, pneumonia and congestive heart disease. Finkleman presented the technique at Langley Virginia just across the road from the Pentagon (Finkleman 2004, 2005).
Congestive heart disease is the end result of diseases like rheumatic fever," she said.
The autopsy was performed and revealed a massive heart attack and undiagnosed congestive heart disease, important information for Eric's surviving brother.
Carney assessed the effect of psychotherapy among depressed congestive heart disease (CHD) patients.
Today, with the proper use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors like enalapril or captopril, and beta blockers such as carvedilol, congestive heart disease patients can actually increase their life expectancy.