Obesity is an independent risk factor for heart failure, said Dr. Carolyn Lam during the opening presentation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2024 Congress. Lam, a professor, at SingHealth ...

Obesity increases the risk of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Tirzepatide, a long-acting agonist of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptors, ...

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Researchers analysed data from a population-based case-control study linked to the Swedish Rheumatology Quality Register to investigate the association of obesity and/or overweight with the risk for ...

Current US heart failure guidelines that use a single cut point for natriuretic peptides (NPs) can underestimate the risk for the disease for people with obesity, according to a study published ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Over half of adults with the highest risk for HF were ...

An analysis, though based on self-reported data, hints that ischemic drivers of HF carry less clout than they did 35 years ...

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — Having trouble sleeping at night? It could very well be sleep apnea. New studies have shown that obesity does not play as significant a role in obstructed sleep apnea as ...

When the workload on the heart increases, the ventricular wall may thicken too, known as cardiac hypertrophy. This is an adaptive response that reduces pressure on the heart and maintains the activity ...