noun
inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions
• Syn: ↑coronary failure
• Hypernyms: ↑heart disease, ↑cardiopathy, ↑failure
• Hyponyms: ↑congestive heart failure, ↑heart attack
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a serious medical condition in which the heart does not work correctly
Useful english dictionary. 2012.