New study finds further evidence that existing measures, such as body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference, are not ...

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart ...

Schuijf, MSC; Michael R. Freeman, MD; Eugene J. Barrett, MD; on behalf of the Global Dialogue Group for the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Diabetes Subsequently, in the ...

For risk stratification ... index and the initial absolute CK-MB for diagnosing AMI, ACS, and serious cardiac events (SCEs) in consecutive adult patients who presented to the ED with chest ...

The optimal definition and risk stratification approach to identify high‐risk patients with prediabetes and stable coronary heart disease has not been well studied to date. The objective of the ...

Watch out! Muscle fat may increase the risk of heart disease and death, regardless of your body mass index (BMI).