many patients have both of the most common causes of heart failure: coronary artery disease (narrowing or hardening of arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle usually caused by a buildup of fats and cholesterol) high blood pressure (hypertension) heart failure may also be caused by other conditions that weaken or interfere with the heart including: previous heart attack heart valve disease damage to the heart muscle (cardiomyopathy) heart defects present at birth infection of the heart valves or muscle (endocarditis or myocarditis) diabetes chronic kidney disease
what causes heart failure?