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What are some of the risk factors for getting congestive heart failure?
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The risk factors for getting Congestive heart failure include:: Alcohol consumption, Atrial fibrillation, Cocaine abuse, Coronary artery disease, Diabetes, Heart attack, High blood pressure, High cholesterol, High salt diet, Male, Microalbuminuria, Myocarditis, Obesity, Poverty, Rapid heart beat, Sleep apnea, Valvular heart diseases, Smoking.
Answered 12/8/2019
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