Heart Failure

Red meat may increase fatal heart failure risk: study

23-Feb-2016 By Will Chu

Patients suffering from acute heart failure have high levels of a metabolite of which red meat is a major dietary source, a new study has claimed.

Medical experts and industry slam study linking sugary drinks to heart failure

06-Nov-2015 By Michael Hurley

A study suggesting men consuming two or more sugary drinks per day are more likely to suffer heart failure does not provide conclusive evidence, say medical professionals while industry calls it 'unhelpful'.

High fat diet may boost functioning of damaged hearts: Study

05-May-2011 By Nathan Gray

Eliminating or severely limiting fats from the diet may not be beneficial to heart health, according to new research.

D dose to combat heart disease

15-Jan-2003

Can heart disease be caused by vitamin D deficiency? According to
researchers from the University of Bonn in Germany, who have been
studying the causes of cardiac failure, very possibly so. They
report on a link between severity of...

A drink to soothe, not harm, the alcoholic heart, new research

13-Feb-2002

For alcoholics who suffer from alcohol-related heart failure,
cutting back alcohol consumption to a few drinks a day does not
cause any further damage. In fact, the heart may actually begin to
recover strength, report US researchers...