Double duty for blood pressure drugs: How they could revolutionize how we treat valve disease
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
A type of medication known as angiotensin-receptor blockers could reduce risk of mortality in people with a heart disease called calcific aortic stenosis (AS) by 30 per cent over an eight-year period, according to experts. The condition is currently managed with open heart surgery.