Lives lost to obesity-related heart disease have nearly tripled over the past twenty years, a new study reports.

Doctors are thinking differently about what drives cardiovascular issues. It’s no longer just about blood pressure and ...

"Obesity is a serious risk factor for ischemic heart disease, and this risk is going up at an alarming rate along with the increasing prevalence of obesity," lead researcher Dr. Aleenah Mohsin, a post ...

Heart disease deaths related to obesity increased by 180% in the U.S. between 1999 and 2020, especially among middle-aged men, Black adults, residents of Midwestern states and non-metropolitan areas, ...

Researchers find metabolic surgery lowers heart failure risk factors, offering promising insights for heart health.

Pennington Biomedical Research Center researchers at the Metamor Institute, along with colleagues from Our Lady of the Lake ...

Medically reviewed by Anisha Shah, MD Congestive heart failure (CHF) occurs when your heart muscles become damaged and can't ...

“With obesity as a commonly occurring factor in heart failure, the reduction in the use of diuretics following metabolic surgery aligns with similar studies on improvements in post-surgery quality of ...

Adults with obesity had a 45% increased risk for ... Health conditions explored as confounding factors included hypertension, diabetes, stroke, lung disease, congestive heart failure (CHF), ...

In an analysis of more than 7,000 stroke survivors, those who were taking either a GLP1-receptor agonist or an SGLT2 ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors, two classes of medications most commonly prescribed to treat Type 2 diabetes or weight loss, may reduce the risk of heart attack, second strokes and death ...

A subgroup analysis was conducted in non-smoking participants aged ≤65 years for whom obesity is likely the primary CVD risk factor. Results ... had a history of heart failure (HF), and 1992 (6.7%) ...