Cardiology

Progress for patients with weak hearts

Until now, patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction—the most common type of heart failure in the elderly—have had no access to evidenced-based treatments. For the first time, a large clinical trial ...

Medications

Pirfenidone reduces scar tissue in patients with heart failure

Patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fractionwho took the antifibrotic drug pirfenidone saw a significant reduction in a marker of heart muscles carring compared with patients who received a placebo,based on ...

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