heart failure
noun
1
: a condition in which the heart is unable to pump blood at an adequate rate or in adequate volume
2
: cessation of heartbeat : death
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In 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Eko’s algorithm for detecting low ejection fraction, a key heart failure indicator that occurs when the heart’s left ventricle doesn’t pump out enough blood.
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 5 June 2024
His wife, Julie Robards, said the cause was heart failure.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 3 June 2024
For them, as previous studies have shown, regular fish oil supplementation was linked to a 15% lower risk of progressing to more severe heart problems—from having atrial fibrillation to having a heart attack, for example, or from worsening from heart failure to dying.
—Alice Park, TIME, 21 May 2024
The condition is listed as his primary cause of death, while heart failure and atrial fibrillation are noted as contributing factors.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2024
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 5 June 2024
His wife, Julie Robards, said the cause was heart failure.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 3 June 2024
For them, as previous studies have shown, regular fish oil supplementation was linked to a 15% lower risk of progressing to more severe heart problems—from having atrial fibrillation to having a heart attack, for example, or from worsening from heart failure to dying.
—Alice Park, TIME, 21 May 2024
The condition is listed as his primary cause of death, while heart failure and atrial fibrillation are noted as contributing factors.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20failure. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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