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Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Study finds treatment fails to improve common form of heart failure
December 28th, 2008
A medication used for high blood pressure does not improve a common form of heart failure, according to new results from a large, international study. The study, which included researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in key leadership positions, appears in this week's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, published. The findings are disappointing to researchers, who continue to study other medications in search of a successful treatment for the condition, which predominantly affects older individuals, particularly women. "Heart failure is the only cardiovascular disease on the rise," said Dalane...
Source: Heart Disease Weekly (2008-12-28)
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