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Higher losartan doses beneficial in heart failure patients

(Yahoo! Health) UPDATED 2009-11-17

High doses of the angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB) losartan can reduce hospital admissions and death in people who suffer from heart failure, new research suggests. In a study of 3,846 heart failure patients in 30 countries, investigators found that higher doses of losartan reduced the risk for death or admission for heart failure by 10 percent. Read full story >

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