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

Excess belly weight or visceral fat may be a stronger predictor of heart failure than BMI, and inflammation plays a major role, according to a new study.

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

Asking your doctor about symptoms, treatment, outlook expectations, and possible lifestyle changes can help you manage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a type of ...

Two drugs commonly used to treat patients with heart failure are no different from each other in their ability to improve patient survival, according to a new study. Investigators compared outcomes in ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband is 73 and was diagnosed with heart failure and a severely dilated left ventricle. At the time, he was pumping 10 liters per minute. He had a proBNP natriuretic peptide level ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Fluid restriction has long been recommended for patients with HF. Restricted vs. liberal fluid restriction did ...

Alzheimer’s disease is devastating to families and many of those patients also suffer from heart problems. Pioneering MUSC research show the same toxic proteins cause both, with potential for therapy.

A secondary analysis of the SOUL trial shows significant improvement in heart failure outcomes with oral semaglutide vs placebo, consistent with the injectable formulation.