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What is Heart failure?

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Heart failure

Heart failure is a long-term condition in which the heart cannot pump or fill with enough blood to meet the body's needs; it does not mean the heart has stopped.

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In plain words

The NHLBI estimates, citing the CDC, that more than 6 million US adults have heart failure.

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Why it matters

Obesity is a major driver of one common type of heart failure, an area of active GLP-1 research.

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Heart failure is a long-term condition in which the heart cannot pump or fill with enough blood to meet the body's needs; it does not mean the heart has st

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