congestive heart failure

noun

1. heart failure ( def 2 ).

congestive heart failure

/ kən-jĕs′tĭv /

1. See heart failure

Word History and Origins

Origin of congestive heart failure¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

For years, Banks had worked in the city’s casinos, including Harrah’s and the Fair Grounds, their clouds of cigarette smoke slowly exacerbating her asthma and contributing to her eventual congestive heart failure.

From ProPublica

She rushed to the emergency room, where tests revealed that her own congestive heart failure, a condition she’d had for nearly a decade, had flared up.

From ProPublica

She was 85 and had congestive heart failure, said her son, Alec Farr.

From Washington Post

Perhaps someone who is diabetic or someone with congestive heart failure comes into the emergency department because they’ve been feeling bad but avoiding going to the hospital.

From Voice of San Diego

An architectural visionary with a knack for listening and a romance for the ages died of complications from covid-19 and congestive heart failure.

From Washington Post

By a sad coincidence, one of these heroes, John Michael Doar, died that same day from congestive heart failure.

From The Daily Beast

Three days later, the 66-year-old Bannock expired of congestive heart failure and complications from diabetes.

From The Daily Beast

All of the strong beneficial effects could show up on cancer or congestive heart failure, and we'll never know.

From The Daily Beast

He later injected patients with high levels of digoxin, a deadly drug used to treat congestive heart failure.

From The Daily Beast

Dr. Scrimshaw died of congestive heart failure on Friday at the age of 95.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• cardiovascular disease