The most common causes of heart failure include all of the following except:       Diabetes mellitus   Valvular disease   Cardiomyopathy   Coronary artery disease

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The most common causes of heart failure include all of the following except:
 

 

 
Diabetes mellitus
 
Valvular disease
 
Cardiomyopathy
 
Coronary artery disease
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Step 1: Heart Failure:

Heart failure is a condition where the heart is unable to supply blood to the whole body, efficiently. It is different from heart attack, where the heart muscle itself receives reduced blood and hence cannot function. So, in heart failure, the blood supply to body is impaired and in heart failure, the blood supply to heart is impaired.


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