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Noun Concept
Categories: Organ failure, Aging-associated diseases, Heart diseases, Disorders causing edema, Articles with short description
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heart failure  coronary failure  congestive heart failure  HF  CHF
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Inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions WordNet 3.0
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Heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure, is a syndrome, a group of signs and symptoms, caused by an impairment of the heart's blood pumping function. Wikipedia
Condition in which the heart is unable to provide sufficient pump action Wikidata
The inability of the heart to pump blood at an adequate rate to fill tissue metabolic requirements or the ability to do so only at an elevated filling pressure. OmegaWiki
The chronic inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body, leading to a pooling of blood and shortness of breath. Wiktionary
Chronic inability of the heart. Wiktionary (translation)