FACTORS THAT LEAD TO HEART FAILURE

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FACTORS THAT LEAD TO HEART FAILURE
Heart failure also known as congestive heart
failure - generally occurs when the heart muscles
does not pump the enough blood as it should. What
heart failure occurs the blood of an backs up
that may lead to to build up of fluid in the
lungs, that usually causes shortness of breath.
Many of the heart diseases sources coronary
artery disease ( narrowing in the arteries of
heart) Or high blood pressure can cause weakening
of heart health that may lead to improper flow of
blood and heart failure. Heart failure is
irrespective of any age but generally occurs in
ages above 40 because of many factors such as un
healthy lifestyle, no routine of exercises, over
taking of salt , the only way to prevent the
heart failure is to change the lifestyle and to
control conditions that may cause heart failure
such as diabetes, obesity high blood pressure.
Symptoms of heart failure-
Heart failure can be due to many symptoms that
include either due to any other heart conditions
or due to the lifestyle, here are some of the
common sign and symptoms of the heart failure - 
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• Fatigue and lethargy
• Shortness of breath with any kind of activities
  or even while lying down
• Irregular heartbeat or rapid heartbeat
• Excess of cough with white or pink blood mucus
• Nausea
• Swelling of the abdomen
• Decrease in alertness
• Difficulty in concentrating
• Chest pain that may vary according to time

Even though these sign and symptoms maybe you too
heart failure, there are also many other
conditions that show the same sign and symptoms
which are even more life threatening such as lung
conditions.
Factors lead to heart failure-
Generally the heart failure develops when the
heart has already been damaged or weekend due to
any other conditions, Heart failure may also
occur when the heart becomes too stiff.
In the heart failure the main pumping chambers
also called as ventricles become too stiff and
are unable to pump the enough blood, in some of
the people the cardiac muscles are the heart
muscles become so weekend that the functionality
affects itself.
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As we have seen the heart failure may be due to
weakening of heart muscles these are some of the
conditions that are responsible for the weakening
of heart and heart failure.

• Coronary artery disease and heart attack
• High blood pressure
• Heart valves problems or faulty heart valves
• Any inflammation in the heart muscles
• Congenital heart defects
• Arrhythmia

There might be acute heart failure due to some of
the reasons that can cause sudden damage to the
heart, it includes-

• Allergic reactions
• Overuse of certain medications
• Viral infections
• Blood clots

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Risk factors for heart failure-
Heart failure is now a common problem across the
generation which can happen to anyone however
some of the risk factors may increase the
development of this condition, it is often
observed that there are higher cases of heart
failure in male as compared to females. Symptoms
like diabetes, coronary artery disease, past
heart attack history are main Risk factors.
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Some of the common diseases that can damage the
heart and can also increase the risk of heart
failure is

• Anemia
• Hyperthyroidism
• Hypothyroidism
• Emphysema

Other than this diseases there are common
behaviour mistakes that can lead to heart failure
which include - 

• Smoking
• Over eating food that are high in fats and
  cholesterol
• Not getting enough exercises
• Overweight/ obesity

Complications- Some of the serious
complications that can be caused due to heart
failure are - 
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• Kidney aur liver damage that is because of the
  reduced blood flow
• Excessive fluid build up inside and around the
  lungs
• Malnutrition can be occurred because of
  repetitive nausea and swelling in the abdomen
  that can cause serious problem while eating
• Many other heart conditions such as arrhythmia,
  leaked heart valves or sudden cardiac arrest.
• Pulmonary hypertension

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