Excess abdominal fat — not overall body weight — may drive heart failure risk, with systemic inflammation being partially to ...

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

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide and a major contributor to heart failure (HF), ...

A new study indicated that excess fat stored around the waist or visceral fat was more strongly associated with heart failure ...

Cupid’s got nothing to do with this kind of heartache. A silent epidemic is sweeping the nation, with the number of Americans living with heart failure expected to soar from 6.7 million in 2024 to a ...

Heart disease prevention gets a head start with updated guidelines recommending earlier screenings for adults and children.

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most prevalent form of ...

Share on Pinterest Maintaining high blood potassium levels, for instance, by taking supplements, may help lower heart failure risk. Image credit: Viktoriya Skorikova/Getty Images A new trial ...

Contrary to popular belief, maintaining a healthy heart involves so much more than simply lowering levels of bad cholesterol in the body. Before we get into the nitty gritty, let’s have a little GCSE ...

Lipoprotein(a) is a genetically inherited cholesterol particle that significantly increases the risk of premature ...

Is your heart functioning properly? There is a test which can measure this, which is often recommended by medical professionals. Ejection fraction (EF) is a measurement, expressed as a percentage, of ...