Heart Failure Linked to Loss of Brain Gray Matter

Gray matter is the stuff with which you think.

Heart failure is associated with a decline in mental function and loss of gray matter in the brain, which may make it more difficult for patients to follow instructions regarding their medication, a new Australian study has found [1].

Lead author Prof Osvaldo Almeida (University of Western Australia, Perth), commented to heartwire : "The regions of the brain that showed loss of gray matter are believed to be important for memory, reasoning, and planning. They are also consistent with the possibility that patients with heart failure may have trouble following complex management strategies."

And guess who is more likely to have heart failure - a fatso or an intended-size human?