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Health Conditions
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Heart Failure
What are the risk factors?
Risk factors are characteristics that may increase your chance for developing a condition. If you have conditions such as coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, diabetes or high blood pressure, then you are at risk for developing heart failure (HF). Coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes are the leading causes of heart failure. Other factors that increase your chance of having or developing HF include:
- Age - Older
people are more likely to develop HF than younger
people.
- Male gender -
Before age 60 or 70, men are more likely than women to develop coronary
disease.
- Family history of
heart disease
- Cigarette smoking
- High blood
pressure
- Diabetes
- Alcohol abuse
- Coronary artery disease
- Chronic kidney disease
- Atrial fibrillation
- High cholesterol
- COPD (lung disease) or asthma
- Race?African Americans are more likely to develop heart failure than Caucasians
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Note: The above information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional. It is not intended to diagnose a health condition, but it can be used as a guide to help you decide if you should seek professional treatment or to help you learn more about your condition once it has been diagnosed.
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What are the risk factors?
