Severe obesity revealed as a stand-alone high-risk factor for heart failure

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) A study by Johns Hopkins researchers of more than 13,000 people has found that even after accounting for such risk factors as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, so-called morbid obesity appears to stand alone as a standout risk for heart failure, but not for other major types of heart disease.
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