Heart failure - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2023年4月20日 · Heart failure occurs when the heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should. When this happens, blood often backs up and fluid can build up in the lungs, causing shortness of breath. Certain heart conditions gradually leave the heart too weak or stiff to fill and pump blood properly.
Congestive Heart Failure: Symptoms, Stages & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
What causes congestive heart failure? Causes of congestive heart failure include: Coronary artery disease and/or heart attack. Cardiomyopathy (genetic or viral). Heart issues present at birth (congenital heart disease). Diabetes. High blood pressure (hypertension). Arrhythmia. Kidney disease. A body mass index (BMI) higher than 30.
What Causes Heart Failure? - American Heart Association
2023年6月13日 · What Causes Heart Failure? All of us lose some blood-pumping ability in our hearts as we age, but heart failure results from the added stress of health conditions that either damage the heart or make it work too hard.
Congestive Heart Failure: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options - WebMD
2023年12月12日 · Heart failure is caused by many conditions that damage the heart muscle, including: Coronary artery disease (CAD). CAD happens when sticky plaque builds up in the arteries that supply blood...
Heart Failure - Causes and Risk Factors | NHLBI, NIH
2022年3月24日 · Sudden, or acute, heart failure can be caused by an injury or infection that damages your heart, a heart attack, or a blood clot in your lung. To understand heart failure, it helps to know how the heart works. The right side of your heart gets oxygen-low blood from your body. It pumps the blood to your lungs to pick up oxygen.
Risks for Heart Failure - American Heart Association
2023年6月13日 · Learn the risk factors for developing heart failure, including high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease. The American Heart Association explains the causes of heart failure and what your risk for heart failure could be.
Heart Failure: Symptoms, Causes, and Types - Healthline
2024年2月6日 · The most common cause of heart failure is coronary artery disease (CAD). It happens when fatty deposits build up in your arteries, reducing the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart.
Heart Failure - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Heart failure is usually caused by another health problem. The three most common causes of heart failure are: Coronary artery disease: This occurs when the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle become narrow, causing the heart to work harder to pump blood.
What are the causes? The two most common causes of heart failure in the U.S. are high blood pressure and coronary artery disease (CAD). CAD occurs when arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle become narrowed by buildups of fatty deposits called plaque. What is Heart Failure? How is it treated?
What Causes Heart Failure? - American Heart Association CPR
2023年6月13日 · Certain lifestyle factors – smoking, being overweight, eating foods high in fat and cholesterol and physical inactivity – can contribute to heart failure because they increase your risk of developing heart conditions associated with heart failure.