“Even if you feel completely fine, this test can uncover early signs of heart disease,” explains Dr Bhavesh Vajifdar, interventional cardiologist at Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai. “CT calcium score helps ...

And it’s no wonder, with GPs forever urging us to step on the scales. For years, heart failure risk has been tied to obesity and body mass index (BMI), the standard calculation used by the NHS ...

Latonya Pottain, known for her appearance on Season 11 of My 600-lb Life, has died at the age of 40. She passed away from congestive heart failure at a hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana. Latonya ...

A new study from Lund University suggests that waist-to-height ratio is a more accurate predictor of heart failure risk than BMI. Presented at Heart Failure 2025, the research highlights how abdominal ...

We have previously reported a novel clinical risk score (risk prediction ... prevalence of diabetes, heart failure, stroke, atrial fibrillation, and myocardial infarction compared with the referents ...

Heart failure affects millions of Americans, yet many people remain unaware of their risk until symptoms become severe. This progressive condition, where the heart cannot pump blood efficiently ...

A history of depression was associated with a 14% higher risk for incident heart failure (HF) than no history of depression in a new study, even after adjusting for known HF risk factors and ...

“We conducted this study to see whether some simple criteria could be used to divide patients into high or lower risk categories and to assess whether an appointment with a cardiologist is linked with ...

Participants whose sodium readings fell between 140 and 146 mmol/L were more likely to develop high blood pressure and heart failure ... of the cohort sat in the risk-associated zone, underscoring ...