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Wednesday, 28 November 2007

Heart failure is generally the result of another disease, often coronary artery disease. Anything that increases your risk for developing that underlying disease is a risk factor for heart failure. This includes:

Risk factors for coronary artery disease and heart attack.
Risk factors for high blood pressure.
Risk factors for heart valve disease.
Risk factors for diabetes (because diabetes can increase the risk of coronary artery disease and also can cause a condition called diabetic cardiomyopathy).

A recent study suggests that people with rheumatoid arthritis have twice the risk of developing congestive heart failure as people without the condition.³

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