Coronary heart disease is the primary driver of congestive heart failure in the US population, accounting for over 60% of cases.
Male sex, less education, physical inactivity, cigarette smoking, overweight, diabetes, hypertension, valvular heart disease, and coronary heart disease are all independent risk factors for CHF. More than 60% of the CHF that occurs in the US general population might be attributable to coronary heart disease.
He et al. (Mon,) studied this question.