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The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 heart failure, a condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the metabolic needs of body tissues. Extreme exertion may cause heart failure in patients with normal hearts if there is a mismatch between the needs of the body and the volume ...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia

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