congestive heart failure
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of congestive heart failure
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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“To Absent Friends” draws its title from a favorite Welty toast, a gesture that surely acquired special poignancy after Lyell died of congestive heart failure.
The second group includes medically frail people who are older and already in poor health from conditions such as chronic kidney disease and congestive heart failure.
From Washington Post
Dr. Abhash Thakur, a cardiologist, said he routinely saw patients in the late stages of congestive heart failure who had never seen a cardiologist or been prescribed heart medication.
From New York Times
“The doctors told me it was congestive heart failure.”
From Los Angeles Times
The cause was congestive heart failure and renal failure, said his wife, Barbara Billings.
From Washington Post
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