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Congestive Heart Failure Underlying Cause
The most common cause of congestive heart failure is a heart attack.

Additional causes of congestive heart failure include:
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Last Updated: Apr 25, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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