Congestive Heart Failure

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Causes

Risk factors for heart disease (e.g., smoking, being overweight, eating a diet high in fat and cholesterol, living a sedentary lifestyle) also increase the risk for heart failure.


Underlying conditions that increase the risk for heart failure include the following:

Abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia)
Abnormal heart valve(s), which may be congenital (present at birth) or caused by disease or infection (e.g., aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation)
Alcoholism and drug abuse
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