heart failure

== English == === Alternative forms === heart-failure === Pronunciation === === Noun === heart failure (countable and uncountable, plural heart failures) (cardiology, pathology) 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. Synonyms: congestive cardiac failure, congestive heart failure Hyponyms: HFrEF (heart failure due to reduced ejection fraction), HFpEF (heart failure with preserved ejection fraction) (cardiology, pathology) The cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest. ==== Translations ==== === See also ===