Four Risk Factors Raise Probability Of Developing Precursor Of Heart Failure
Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 20:21
in Health & Medicine
High blood pressure, excessive weight, smoking and diabetes are strongly linked with increased size of the left ventricle, a major cause of heart failure. People without these four factors suffered almost no increase in ventricle size over the 20-year study. A separate study calculated the 30-year risk of cardiovascular disease, which may help people better understand their long-term risk.
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