There are several pathways to developing heart failure. A common route would be to have a heart attack. It has been found that patients with type 2 diabetes, especially women, have a higher frequency of heart failure after heart attack. They can also develop heart failure through a process known as diabetic cardiomyopathy . The implication is that small blood vessels within the heart become diseased and the pump function deteriorates.
Heart failure can be chronic, rapidly deteriorating, or anything in between.
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