Purpose Anthracycline-based chemotherapy, which improves survival for patients with non-
Hodgkin's lymphoma, is often withheld from elderly patients because of its cardiotoxicity. We …

Heart failure is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in women, and they tend to
develop it at an older age compared to men. Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is …

Background—In individuals without known cardiovascular disease, elevated body mass
index (BMI)(weight/height2) is associated with an increased risk of death. However, in …

Increasing evidence points to insulin resistance as a primary etiologic factor in the
development of nonischemic heart failure (HF). The myocardium normally responds to injury …

Chronic heart failure (CHF) remains the only cardiovascular disease with an increasing
hospitalization burden and an ongoing drain on health care expenditures. The prevalence of …

Background: Living in greener areas of cities was linked to increased physical activity levels,
improved mental well-being, and lowered harmful environmental exposures, all of which …

Heart failure is an epidemic disease which affects about 1% to 2% of the population
worldwide. Both, the etiology and phenotype of heart failure differ largely. Following a …

Some studies suggest that the relationship between education and health strengthens with
age (cumulative disadvantage hypothesis), while other studies find that it weakens (age-as …

BACKGROUND: B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is valuable in diagnosing heart failure
(HF), but its utility in obese patients is unknown. Studies have suggested a cut-point of …

Heart failure (HF) is a major public health problem affecting more than 23 million patients
worldwide. Incidence and prevalence rates vary significantly according to the source of data …