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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Vaping didn’t appear to be linked to another kind of heart failure caused by a weakened heart.
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Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 12 Apr. 2024
If people swallow the substance, different symptoms can occur, including heart failure, gut, liver, and kidney damage, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and in some cases death, reports Britain’s Health Security Agency.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
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Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 12 Apr. 2024
If people swallow the substance, different symptoms can occur, including heart failure, gut, liver, and kidney damage, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and in some cases death, reports Britain’s Health Security Agency.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20failure. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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