congestive heart failure
noun
: heart failure in which the heart is unable to maintain an adequate circulation of blood in the bodily tissues or to pump out the venous blood returned to it by the veins
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Joan Clancy, DeJohnette’s assistant, confirmed the musician’s death to Rolling Stone, adding that the cause was congestive heart failure.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
And while no specific cause of his passing was given, outlets recalled his previous openness about battling congestive heart failure.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
Tramadol can have serious side effects, including cardiac events such as chest pain, heart disease or congestive heart failure, according to the study.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
In Thomas’s final months, years of hard living caught up with him, culminating with cirrhosis of the liver, congestive heart failure and multiple organ failure, according to his friends interviewed in this story.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
And while no specific cause of his passing was given, outlets recalled his previous openness about battling congestive heart failure.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
Tramadol can have serious side effects, including cardiac events such as chest pain, heart disease or congestive heart failure, according to the study.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
In Thomas’s final months, years of hard living caught up with him, culminating with cirrhosis of the liver, congestive heart failure and multiple organ failure, according to his friends interviewed in this story.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Congestive heart failure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congestive%20heart%20failure. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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