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Obesity Increases Risk of Heart Failure

April 9th, 2009 by Nina Thompson, ARNP

Being overweight or obese raises a person’s risk of developing heart failure, according to a recent analysis of two large Swedish studies, from the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.  
In these two studies, waist size was also a factor for women, but not for men.  In women, body mass index was a [...]

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Filed Under: Baby Boomers, Cardiovascular Disease, Weight Control

Depression linked with increased mortality in heart failure patients

December 4th, 2008 by Nina Thompson, ARNP

Depression increases the risk of death in patients with heart failure, but the risk apparently disappears with antidepressant use, according to a recent study from Duke University Medical Center.
Depression is not a sign of weakness or a character flaw. It is a true medical condition like diabetes or hypertension, and it is often an overwhelming [...]

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Filed Under: Cardiovascular Disease, Psychiatric Problems