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

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 ...

Prevention—be it primary, secondary, or even tertiary—should be the primary focus in heart failure (HF) care, according to a new scientific statement published jointly by the Heart Failure Society of ...

Heart failure is often diagnosed after patients have already lost much of their function and quality of life, but emerging tools that noninvasively measure heart function may offer new ways to catch ...

Defining a path toward improved heart failure (HF) care is essential, as there is a clear need to improve HF treatment quality, outcomes, and value. This article reviews potential strategies to help ...

Panelists discuss how heart failure creates a massive economic burden of approximately $30 billion annually (expected to reach $70 billion to $80 billion by 2030), driven by hospitalizations, ...