A new study finds normal-weight patients diagnosed with a cluster of factors known as "metabolic syndrome" could face a higher risk for heart failure than even obese patients without such factors.
Metabolic syndrome is a group of symptoms including increased blood pressure, higher than normal insulin levels, excess body fat around the waist and more.
This study suggests being obese is not as much of a threat for heart failure as much as having metabolic syndrome.
The study appears in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
