Waist circumference, not BMI, was tied to increased risk for adiposity-related heart failure, and the association was ...

Research Highlights Fat stored around the waist, often called belly fat or visceral fat, showed a much stronger link to heart ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for people across the world. Seeing a cardiologist can make all the difference.

New research suggests that measures of excess weight around the waist (central obesity or visceral fat) may increase the risk ...

New research suggests that measures of excess weight around the waist (central obesity or visceral fat) may increase the risk of heart failure primarily due to inflammation, according to findings ...

Some people with heart failure need to take multiple medicines each day to keep their symptoms under control. Heart failure is a chronic, or long-term, condition. It can lead to issues not only in the ...

Although it may be preventable, more Americans are dying from heart disease than ever before. Now, cardiologists are reconsidering how to reverse the trend.

The SGLT2 inhibitor medicines have changed how heart failure is managed. Originally sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors were used to lower blood sugar levels in people who have type 2 ...

In a breakthrough for diagnostics, scientists have created an easy and effective test that identifies a heart failure biomarker in saliva, opening the door to more rapid and accessible life-saving ...

Heart disease is often overlooked when it comes to men’s health, and it is often called a “silent threat.” This is because it ...