How to Use heart failure in a Sentence

heart failure

noun
  • Flynt died last year from heart failure at the age of 78.
    Chris Kenning, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2022
  • The cause was heart failure, said her daughter Nana Gatlin.
    Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • His wife, Julie Robards, said the cause was heart failure.
    Clay Risen, New York Times, 3 June 2024
  • The cause was heart failure, said his daughter, Tania Harris.
    Sam Roberts, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
  • His friend Maggie McCormick said the cause was heart failure.
    Penelope Green, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • But heart failure can also cause fluid to build up in and around the airways.
    Korin Miller, Health.com, 14 Feb. 2022
  • His wife, Jill Costelloe Birinyi, said the cause was chronic heart failure.
    Alex Traub, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • His wife, composer Joan Huang, says the cause was heart failure.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Exactly eight months ago, my beloved dad (and my #1 fan) died of heart failure at age 89.
    Lipi Roy, Md, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Her daughter, Carol Lashof, said the cause was heart failure.
    Alex Williams, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2022
  • Their bond grew stronger after their father, Steve, died of heart failure last year.
    David Aaro, ajc, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Resnik died Sunday night from heart failure at Swedish Covenant Hospital at the age of 66.
    Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Shortly after, all four of them die from heart failure.
    Juliana Ukiomogbe, ELLE, 27 July 2022
  • During the initial stages of heart failure, calcium flow to the heart starts to falter.
    Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 14 May 2024
  • Bentley Ellis died of heart failure on Dec. 13 at age 76.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Her death, in a hospital, was caused by heart failure, her brother, Jonathan, said.
    Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The cause was heart failure, his daughter Nancy Holzman said.
    Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Evans died in July of heart failure, a few months after the Hall of Fame announced he would be inducted.
    Tom Westerholm, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022
  • In June, that team published an analysis of what led to Bennett’s heart failure.
    WIRED, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Chest pain, weakness and light-headedness, shortness of breath, and pain in your arms and shoulders are a few signs of heart failure.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 2 Feb. 2022
  • An arrhythmia that, if left untreated, can lead to a stroke and heart failure.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 21 July 2022
  • The heart failure cut back the normal blood flow to my kidneys, so my kidneys began shutting down.
    Sherese Powers, Health.com, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Sara, meanwhile, has health issues of her own: a history of acute heart failure.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2022
  • An autopsy identified the cause of death as heart failure.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Kidney and heart failure followed, along with the amputation of all four limbs.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 30 July 2023
  • Nichols, one of the first Black women to have a leading role on a network television series, died at age 89 from heart failure.
    Amanda Holpuch, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022
  • The move was one of the final labors of love for Atkins, who in December died unexpectedly of heart failure at age 44.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
  • Mazzenga died of heart failure on Dec. 2 at his Hoffman Estates home.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Key Takeaways Heart attacks, heart failure, and coronary heart disease are all linked to cognitive impairment.
    Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Other applications on the horizon include, but are not limited to, spinal cord injuries, heart failure, and blood transfusions.
    Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024

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