How to Use heart failure in a Sentence

heart failure

noun
  • Such strain can weaken the heart muscle and be a cause of heart failure.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Her son, Sid Bobb, said the cause was complications of heart failure.
    New York Times, 14 Nov. 2021
  • His brother, Tom Papadopoulos, said the cause was heart failure.
    Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Carpenter passed away due to heart failure related to her long battle with anorexia.
    Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Giles suffered from biventricular heart failure and her family has a history of heart problems.
    Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 25 Oct. 2021
  • On July 6, Armstrong died in his sleep, reportedly from heart failure.
    Danny Freedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Russian official statistics exclude many deaths of patients with the coronavirus where doctors judge another major factor was to blame, such as heart failure.
    Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Her condition continued to deteriorate: A blood clot developed her lungs, then sent her into right-sided heart failure.
    Brittany Shammas, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Oct. 2021
  • A level below 45% is usually associated with symptoms of heart failure.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • Two years later her husband of 25 years, Sergio Marten, died of heart failure at age 57.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • Rachins died in his sleep of heart failure, his manager Mark Teitelbaum confirmed to Variety.
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Both companies are also testing their medications for the treatment of heart failure.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024

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