"This is a new day" for patients, said Dr. Clyde Yancy, cardiology chief at Northwestern University in Chicago and a former American Heart Association president.
"It's been at least a decade since we've had a breakthrough of this magnitude," said Yancy, who had no role in the study.
What is he talking about? A new drug by Novartis, that doesn't even have a name yet. Marilynn Marchione writes:
Heart failure is the top reason older people are hospitalized, and a leading cause of death. It develops when the heart muscle weakens over time and can no longer pump effectively, often because of damage from a heart attack. Fluid can back up into the lungs and leave people gasping for breath.Read more here.
The new drug is a twice-a-day pill combination of two medicines that block the effects of substances that harm the heart while also preserving ones that help protect it. One of the medicines also dilates blood vessels and allows the heart to pump more effectively.
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This is great! My beautiful girlfriend of 23 years had a heart attack just 2 weeks ago. She's doing fine now but, it was HORRIBLE when it happened- 4am. Please let us know as soon as soon as you can, what the name of this drug is.
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