Newly Discovered Drug Reduces Heart Enlargement, Study Shows
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 00:21
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have discovered that a prototype drug reduces heart enlargement, one of the most common causes of heart failure. Heart failure, which occurs when the heart can't pump enough blood throughout the body, affects 5 million people in the United States. The condition contributes to 300,000 deaths each year.
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