congestive heart failure
noun
: heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain an adequate circulation of blood in the bodily tissues or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the veins
Examples of congestive heart failure in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In Ontario, Community Paramedic Services offer Remote Patient Monitoring to seniors who can benefit from daily monitoring of vital signs, physical symptoms and in many cases, chronic conditions such as COPD* and congestive heart failure.
—
Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Differential Diagnosis There are other conditions that can have symptoms similar to pneumonia, like bronchitis or congestive heart failure.
—Tanya Feke, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2024
Some of the most common causes include lung damage from congestive heart failure, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, interstitial lung diseases, lung cancer, and viral pneumonia.49
Congestive Heart Failure
Heart failure occurs if your heart is unable to pump blood throughout your body efficiently.
—Leah Groth, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
Mom was 95 and living in her Hudson Valley home under hospice care, with lung disease and congestive heart failure, barely able to leave her bed.
—Phoebe Zerwick, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Ambler died of congestive heart failure and hypertensive cardiovascular disease associated with morbid obesity, in combination with forcible restraint, the report said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
Confined to a wheelchair following two hip replacements, Taylor — who was made a dame in 2000 by Prime Minister Tony Blair — survived surgery for a benign brain tumor in 1997 and also suffered bouts of pneumonia, scoliosis and congestive heart failure.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
Sinclair died the morning of April 2 at DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital of congestive heart failure.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
Sinclair died Tuesday morning at Detroit Receiving Hospital of congestive heart failure following an illness, his publicist Matt Lee said.
—Mike Householder, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Differential Diagnosis There are other conditions that can have symptoms similar to pneumonia, like bronchitis or congestive heart failure.
—Tanya Feke, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2024
Some of the most common causes include lung damage from congestive heart failure, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, interstitial lung diseases, lung cancer, and viral pneumonia.49
Congestive Heart Failure
Heart failure occurs if your heart is unable to pump blood throughout your body efficiently.
—Leah Groth, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
Mom was 95 and living in her Hudson Valley home under hospice care, with lung disease and congestive heart failure, barely able to leave her bed.
—Phoebe Zerwick, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Ambler died of congestive heart failure and hypertensive cardiovascular disease associated with morbid obesity, in combination with forcible restraint, the report said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
Confined to a wheelchair following two hip replacements, Taylor — who was made a dame in 2000 by Prime Minister Tony Blair — survived surgery for a benign brain tumor in 1997 and also suffered bouts of pneumonia, scoliosis and congestive heart failure.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
Sinclair died the morning of April 2 at DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital of congestive heart failure.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
Sinclair died Tuesday morning at Detroit Receiving Hospital of congestive heart failure following an illness, his publicist Matt Lee said.
—Mike Householder, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'congestive heart failure.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near congestive heart failure
Cite this Entry
“Congestive heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congestive%20heart%20failure. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share