Insulin resistance might link obesity and congestive heart failure
Rachel Murphy
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In a prospective trial carried out in Sweden, Ingelsson et al. found that insulin resistance is a predictive risk factor for congestive heart failure (CHF). Obesity and diabetes are already established risk factors for CHF, but the potential link between insulin resistance and CHF had not previously been investigated.
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