Heart Transplant Surgeon in thane
Some causes of heart failure include:
- Heart attack (myocardial infarction or MI)
- Viral infection of the heart muscle
- High blood pressure
- Heart valve disease
- Heart defects present at birth (congenital)
- Irregular heartbeats ( arrhythmias )
- High blood pressure in the lungs ( pulmonary hypertension )
- Alcoholism or drug abuse
- Chronic lung diseases, such as emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)