heart failure

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"As an interventional cardiologist, who treats patients with coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure on a daily basis, I would love to have another therapy to improve patient outcomes and reduce debilitating symptoms."

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Aortic stenosis affects at least 1.5 million Americans, and if severe and left untreated, can lead to heart failure and death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The larger-than-life footballer died of heart failure and acute pulmonary edema -- a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs -- two weeks after going under the knife.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

A retrial into the death of the football great Diego Maradona, who died aged 60 after suffering heart failure, starts on Tuesday.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Afterward, the family was told that the patient died from heart failure or pneumonia.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti