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What is heart failure? It's not as common a cause of death as reports would have us believe

  • Written by Frank Bowden, Professor at ANU Medical School; Senior Staff Specialist Infectious Diseases; General Physician, ACT Health
imageMost people erroneously believe 'heart failure' is when the heart suddenly stops. from www.shutterstock.com.au

When George Michael died last year news reports all over the world announced the cause as heart failure.

The same condition was cited as the cause of death of 61 year old Devo band member Bob Casale, 27 year old Ecuadorian footballer Christi...

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