<s>[INST] Am I at increased risk for heart failure? [/INST] Hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes (high blood sugar), and high cholesterol levels all put stress on the heart. These conditions increase your risk for heart failure and many other forms of heart and vascular disease.

In addition, you’re more likely to develop heart failure if you or someone in your family has been diagnosed with a heart disease issue in the past, like a heart attack, cardiomyopathy or congenital heart disease. Source: HEALTH PARTNERS. Link: https://www.healthpartners.com/blog/ask-a-cardiologist-answering-critical-questions-about-heart-failure/. Field: Cardiovascular. Disease: Heart Failure </s>