The nurse is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with heart failure. The nurse knows that which conditions may have contributed to the development of heart failure in this patient?

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Uncontrolled hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes, and mitral stenosis are all conditions that can contribute to the development of heart failure. Hypertension and CAD can lead to increased cardiac workload and damage, diabetes can cause vascular damage, and mitral stenosis can lead to increased pressure in the heart. HIV is not a direct cause of heart failure.

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