Double duty for blood pressure drugs: how they could revolutionize how we treat valve disease
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 03:31
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, Heart and Stroke Foundation researcher Dr. Philippe Pibarot told delegates at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress. The condition is currently managed with open heart surgery.