Heart Failure Risk Factors
What are the risk factors that lead to this condition? Are you at risk of getting Heart Failure? Below you'll find information on each of the known risk factors for this condition.
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Heart Failure Risks
Risk factors include:
- Advancing age
- Overweight
- Excess intake of salt and fat
- Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- Sex: male
- Race: Black
- Tobacco Use Disorder
- Pregnancy
- High fever
- Severe infection
- Chronic lung disease ( Emphysema )
- Chemotherapy
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