Heart failure: Fast facts

Heart failure: Fast facts (00:00:14)
Video Transcript

Heart failure means that your heart muscle  doesn't pump as much blood as your body needs.

Failure doesn't mean that your heart has stopped.

It means that your heart is not  pumping as well as it should.

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