title: Gaining weight increases the risk for the development of heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29403, USA.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Basile
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013851:Thinness