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Congestive heart failure risk factors
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Several risk factors may predispose to heart failure. These risk factors can be demographic, genetic, associated with lifestyle or medications.
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
Common risk factors associated with heart failure include:
| Risk factors for heart failure | Prevention strategies |
|---|---|
| Sedentary habit | Regular physical activity |
| Cigarette smoking | Cigarette smoking cessation |
| Obesity | Physical activity and healthy diet |
| Excessive alcohol intake | General population: no/light alcohol
intake is beneficial, avoiding alcohol in Patients with alcohol-induced CMP |
| Influenza | Influenza vaccination |
| Microbes (Trypanosoma cruzi, Streptococci) | Early diagnosis, antimicrobial therapy |
| Cardiotoxic drugs (anthracyclines) | Cardiac function and side effect monitoring, dose adaptation, change of chemotherapy |
| Chest radiation | Cardiac function and side effect monitoring, dose adaptation |
| Hypertension | Life style modification, antihypertensive drugs |
| Hyperlipidemia | Healthy diet, statins |
| Diabetes mellitus | Physical activities, healthy diet, SGLT2 inhibitors |
| Coronary artery disease | Life style modification, statins |
| The above table adopted from 2021 ESC Guideline |
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References
References
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