Ronald,   I am sorry to hear about some of the difficulties you have been having lately. To answer your question regarding the statins, it is very unlikely that they could cause congestive heart failure. Statins work by decreasing the amount of LDL cholesterol the liver produces. As a result, the liver increases its ability to take LDL cholesterol from the blood for storage in the liver. This lowers your LDL cholesterol levels and improves the health of your blood vessels. This would help your heart function rather than hurt it.  One possible side effect of statins is that they can cause muscle pain.    Congestive heart failure can occur for a variety of reasons.  Some of these include ischemic injury to the heart (when the coronary vessels are damaged so that insufficient blood reaches the heart muscle), kidney disease (your body holds onto too much fluid which can disrupt cardiac function), or rarely infection.  There are other causes as well.   Your doctor is the best person to answer your specific questions.   I hope this helps, -HealthSupport