failing heart

collocation in English

meaningsoffailingandheart

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failing
adjective
uk
/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/us
/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/
becoming weaker or ...
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heart
noun
uk
/hɑːt/us
/hɑːrt/
the organ in your chest that sends the blood around ...
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(Definition offailingandheartfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The surgeon removes thefailingheartand lungs.
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At the time, her care needs were quite high due to afailingheart.
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An artificial heart is distinct from a ventricular assist device designed to support afailingheart.
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The surgeon removes thefailingheartand lungs.
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The device was used on his ownfailingheart.
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Thefailingheartis removed by transecting the great vessels and a portion of the left atrium.
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An emergency team of doctors and nurses attempted to resuscitate hisfailingheart.
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With hisfailingheart, he's bound to die on the table.
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The pump was first used on a man 61 years of age with afailingheart.
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Cardiomyoplasty is a surgical procedure in which healthy muscle from another part of the body is wrapped around the heart to provide support for thefailingheart.
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The inotropic and toxic effect of strophanthidin is already tested in failing human myocardium where it can be used therapeutically to strengthen thefailingheartif dosed correctly.
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