Heart failure develops when the heart muscle is not able to pump
enough blood to meet the body's need. "Failure" does not mean
that the heart is not pumping. It means that it is not pumping
as well as it should. Bones affected by Paget's disease contain
extra blood vessels. When Paget's disease affects a large amount
of bone tissue, the heart pumps faster and harder in order to
supply blood to this extra bone, as well as to all tissues of
the body. If the heart cannot pump enough blood, heart failure
This is a very rare complication of Paget's disease. How this
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