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Is cardiac failure the exact same as heart failure, just a different name but same thing ? , if not please explain, thank you
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Yes: Yes cardiac failure is the medical name for heart failure. In day to day conversation heart failure refers to any heart disease. Medically it consists of several specific conditions relating to the cardiovascular surgeon.
Answered 7/2/2015
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