Symptoms of heart failure are due to one of two causes: fluid buildup or lack of oxygen in your tissues. When these happens, you may experience some of the following heart failure symptoms: Shortness of breath. Shortness of breath is due to fluid buildup in your lungs, effectively making the task of breathing harder. You […]
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Causes of Heart Failure
Any type of damage to the heart muscle will weaken the muscle and may lead to heart failure. Below are the most common causes of heart muscle damage (or cardiomyopathy) in the U.S. Atherosclerosis (coronary artery disease, CAD). In this case, the arteries tasked with supplying the heart with blood are clogged narrowed. Coronary artery […]