Several factors have been identified that make a person moresusceptible to succumbing to heart failure, which is that conditionwhere the heart is either structurally or functionally compromisedto such an extent that it is not able to pump sufficient blood tothe rest of the body.Studies have shown that the seven most common causes of chronicheart failure are: ischaemic Heart disease, dilated cardiomyopathy,smoking, valvular heart disease, hypertension, obesity and Diabetesmellitus. Of these seven causes, ischaemic heart disease is by farthe most widespread, and a person is said to be suffering fromischaemic heart disease whenever he experiences reduced blood flowto the heart. Blood flow to the heart can diminish due to a widevariety of reasons including, for instance, coronary arterydisease