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A panel of 150 experts last week concluded that many congestive-heart-failure patients are not getting the best possible treatment. The experts recommend a regimen that includes digitalis and diuretics as well as two other key drugs, ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers, which are now underprescribed.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Even though American doctors and hospitals spend $75 billion every year treating patients who suffer life-threatening reactions to prescription drugs, Americans often can get better information on the snack food and cars they buy than the medicines they take. Even so, the Senate is debating a provision...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Even though American doctors and hospitals spend $75 billion every year treating patients who suffer life-threatening reactions to prescription drugs, Americans often can get better information on the snack food and cars they buy than the medicines they take. Even so, the Senate is debating a provision...
The only known cell pump regulator at that time was digitalis, a plant substance currently used as a drug to treat heart conditions. But Haupert says he questioned the idea that only once substance exists to control such an integral aspect of homeostasis.
Like digitalis, HIF caused cardiac muscles to beat more strongly, increasing pressure and potentially causing hypertension. Scientists hope that discovering the reasons for the similarities between the two chemicals will lead to a better understanding of their function.