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Acute heart failure has many causes, some of
which are preventable
Rhythm
disorders
Heart muscle
dysfunction
(cardiomyopathy)
Valve
dysfunction
High blood
pressure
Heart-related
factors
Other cardiac
disorders
Poor blood
(e.g. cardiac
tamponade) supply (myocardial
ischaemia)
Failure to take
heart failure
medications
Poor blood
supply (pulmonary
embolism)
Lung-related
factors
Lung disease
(asthma, COPD)
Pulmonary
hypertension
ACUTE
HEART
FAILURE
Anaemia
Other medical
conditions
Starting certain
Treatment and Alcohol or
medications (e.g. that lifestyle factors drug misuse
affect cardiac function
or salt retention)
Excessive
Diet
Infections
(excessive salt/ physical activity
fluid intake)
Renal
dysfunction
Diabetes
Thyroid
disorders
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Acute heart failure has many causes, some of
which are preventable
Rhythm
disorders
Heart muscle
dysfunction
(cardiomyopathy)
Valve
dysfunction
High blood
pressure
Heart-related
factors
Other cardiac
disorders
Poor blood
(e.g. cardiac
tamponade) supply (myocardial
ischaemia)
Failure to take
heart failure
medications
Poor blood
supply (pulmonary
embolism)
Lung-related
factors
Lung disease
(asthma, COPD)
Pulmonary
hypertension
ACUTE
HEART
FAILURE
Anaemia
Other medical
conditions
Starting certain
Treatment and Alcohol or
medications (e.g. that lifestyle factors drug misuse
affect cardiac function
or salt retention)
Excessive
Diet
Infections
(excessive salt/ physical activity
fluid intake)
Renal
dysfunction
Diabetes
Thyroid
disorders
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