Pill may prevent heart failure for thousands


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A pill costing less than ?1.50 a day has the potential to save the lives of thousands of heart failure patients, medical trials suggest.

The drug, ivabradine, is already available in the UK to treat angina.

Prof Martin Cowie, who led the UK-based part of the study, said it could save up to 10,000 lives each year.

The trial involved more than 6,500 people in 37 countries who already used standard treatments such as beta-blocker drugs.

Over a typical study period of two years, ivabradine cut the risk of death from heart failure by 26%.

It had a similar impact on the likelihood of patients being admitted to hospital.

The research findings were presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual meeting in Stockholm.

More than 700,000 people over the age of 45 are thought to live with heart failure, which occurs when damage to the heart leaves it too weak to pump blood efficiently round the body.

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Over a typical study period of two years, ivabradine cut the risk of death from heart failure by 26%.

So even with the pill there is a 74% chance you could get a heart attack?

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So even with the pill there is a 74% chance you could get a heart attack?

26% that a lot of people are willing to take. I admit it'll be good to see that percentage higher, or hopefully eventually switched round, but any progress is good progress.

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So even with the pill there is a 74% chance you could get a heart attack?

that is assuming you have a %100 percent chance.

if you have a 1% chance, you now have a .74% chance.

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