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Diabetes drug ‘increases heart failure risk’

London, Aug 21 (ANI): Commonly prescribed diabetes drug increases the risk of heart failure compared with a similar medication, says a new study.

The research, published on bmj.com, has concluded that rosiglitazone is associated with an increased risk of heart failure and death among older patients compared to pioglitazone.

Both the drugs belong to a class of [...]

How diabetes drugs raise heart failure risk

London, June 23 (ANI): A new study may help explain how a class of diabetes drugs increases the risk of heart failure.

Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) have been controversial since a 2007 analysis of Avandia (rosiglitazone), a TZD made [...]

iet prescribed to reduce BP may also lower women’s heart failure risk

Washington, May 12 (ANI): The DASH (short for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet prescribed to help patients lower their blood pressure may also significantly reduce women’s risk of developing heart failure, a new study has suggested.

The study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) demonstrates that a diet high in plant [...]

Eating fatty fish once a week can cut men’s heart failure risk

Washington, Apr 22 (ANI): Eating salmon or other fatty fish just once a week can help reduce men’s risk of heart failure, says a new study.

However, the effect of fatty fish and marine omega-3 fatty acids can be seen only in men.

The study provided no evidence that taking food supplements containing marine omega-3 fatty acids [...]

Study: BMI and waist size influence heart failure risk

According to a new study related to belly fat and heart failure, the body mass index (BMI) and the waist size of people influence their risk of being hospitalized with the heart failure condition or even death from the same.
The findings of the study indicated that each additional BMI point increased the risk of heart [...]

Big belly raises heart failure risk

Washington, Apr 8 (ANI): Carrying an extra four inches of fat around the waist can increase a person’s risk of being hospitalised with heart failure, warn researchers.

A study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has found that larger waist circumference is associated with increased risk of heart failure in middle-aged [...]