How to Use heart failure in a Sentence

heart failure

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  • The cause was heart failure, said her daughter Nana Gatlin.
    — Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • 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
  • His wife, Jill Costelloe Birinyi, said the cause was chronic heart failure.
    — Alex Traub, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • Their bond grew stronger after their father, Steve, died of heart failure last year.
    — David Aaro, ajc, 14 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • His death, in a hospital, was caused by heart failure, his daughter Michele Madansky said.
    — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • In October, Leakes revealed that her son suffered heart failure and a stroke.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Nov. 2022
  • There’s going to be a percentage that develops some form of heart failure.
    — Keyaira Boone, Essence, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Schmiedt told me of one owner whose cat died of heart failure right before the transplant but who decided to adopt the prospective donor anyway.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Four months after the Rushdie fatwa, Khomeini abruptly died of heart failure, at eight-six.
    — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The cause was acute heart failure, said Mr. Onishi’s stepbrother, Rikimaru Sato.
    — Miho Inada, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Shondo Moffitt, 39, of Warrensville Heights also died of heart failure in April.
    — Olivia Mitchell, cleveland, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Obesity may lead to heart failure in a few different ways.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
  • This puts extra strain on the organ, boosting someone’s heart rate and blood pressure—and increasing their risk of heart failure.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Three-quarters of patients had suffered heart attacks before the study began and a quarter had heart failure.
    — Madison Muller, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Too much sodium can also lead to high blood pressure, swelling, or heart failure in many people, cautioned Dr. Queale.
    — Amber Sayer, Health, 19 Sep. 2023
  • NeNe Leakes' son Brentt is focusing on his health after suffering heart failure and a stroke.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Her husband, actor Tom Troupe, 94, said the cause of death was heart failure, according to multiple reports.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The heart pump is used to treat conditions including a heart attack, heart failure and clogged arteries.
    — Peter Loftus, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022

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