Molecular insight into how a heart failure drug in clinical trials works
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 - 06:43
in Health & Medicine
Individuals who have persistent high blood pressure are at increased risks of a number of serious medical conditions, including heart failure. One of the factors that contributes to such heart failure is thickening of the muscle wall of the heart. Such thickening (known as hypertrophy) is a compensatory response of the heart to the high blood pressure...
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