Heart Failure

Research from University of Texas in the area of heart failure published

Published in Blood Weekly, March 12th, 2009

According to recent research published in the journal Diabetes & Vascular Disease Research, "The thiazolidinedione (TZD) class of medications has been associated with increased risk for peripheral oedema, as well as incident and worsening heart failure (HF). The mechanism of these observed effects remains unclear."

"Here we present the rationale and study design for a randomised clinical trial designed to evaluate the cardiac effects of rosiglitazone on integrated cardiovascular performance, cardiac structure and function. The study is a randomised, single-centre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group clinical trial to evaluate the effect of...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-03-12)

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