Acute Heart Failure Causes WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Acute Heart Failure Causes
Causes of acute heart failure include viruses that attack the heart muscle, severe infections, allergic reactions, blood clots in the lungs, the use of certain medications, or any illness that affects the whole body.1 Acute heart failure may result from cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, acute infection, acute myocardial infarction, valve dysfunction, or severe arrhythmias.2
Fast Facts:
- The most common causes of heart failure are coronary artery disease (CAD), high blood pressure, and diabetes. Treating these problems can prevent or improve heart failure.3
- All of the lifestyle factors that increase your risk of heart attack and stroke -- including smoking, being overweight, eating foods high in fat and cholesterol, and physical inactivity -- can also contribute to heart failure.4
- We lose some blood-pumping ability in our hearts as we age, but heart failure is caused from the added stress of health conditions that can damage the heart or make it work too hard.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Heart Failure: Causes
- ↑ Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts: Heart Failure - Introduction: What are the Causes of Heart Failure?
- ↑ National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: What Causes Heart Failure?
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 American Heart Association: Causes of Heart Failure
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