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That tension erupted into violence after resident Cynthia Jarrett, a black woman, died from heart failure when four policemen burst into her home on the estate searching for stolen property.

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Chronic kidney disease and high blood pressure are closely linked and, when not managed appropriately, can lead to serious outcomes such as heart attack, stroke, heart failure and progression to kidney failure.

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Last July, the 32-year-old had to travel to Asheville, North Carolina, to obtain a surgical abortion after doctors told her at 15 weeks that her baby had heart failure and was not going to survive.

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Those examined with the device were 2.33 times more likely to be diagnosed with heart failure in the next 12 months, researchers said.

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This makes strokes, heart attacks, heart failure and other health conditions much more of a risk.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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