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Topic Overview

Heart failure

Heart failure, or congestive heart failure (CHF), means the heart can't pump enough blood. Learn about the signs, symptoms, and causes.

Chronic DiseaseCardiovascular

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Definition

Heart failure, or congestive heart failure (CHF), means the heart can't pump enough blood. Learn about the signs, symptoms, and causes.

Concept record

Canonical title
Heart failure
Alphabetical key
H
Category
Chronic Disease
Content type
Topic Overview
Other names, clinical names and abbreviations
Congestive heart failure, CHF
Article status
Medical Encyclopedia Index Entry — full article under review.

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