Are you wondering what causes heart failure? Basically heart failure can be caused by anything that damages the heart muscle and prevents the heart muscle from contracting or relaxing in a normal way. Over time, natural consequence of aging, the heart weakens. It isn’t able to fill with and/or pump blood as well as it should effectively. Some health conditions can also affect the heart muscle, causing it to fail.
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The most common and predominate causes of heart failure are:
- After a heart attack (myocardial infarction)
- Narrowing of the heart’s arteries (coronary artery disease, angina)
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
There are other things that may cause or contribute to heart failure, they include:
- Abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias)
- Diabetes
- Heart defects present at birth (congenital heart disease)
- Leaking or narrowing of heart valves (valvular regurgitation or stenosis)
- Diseased heart muscle (cardiomyopathy)
- Certain types of cancer
- Infections of the heart (endocarditis)
- Lung disease
- Underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism)
- Certain medical treatments
- Anemia
- Constant alcohol abuse
The stages of congestive heart failure
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