MANY cases of heart failure are the product of our successes, attributable to medications and procedures such as angioplasty that have allowed more people to survive heart attacks and heart disease. The problem is, they must live with weakened hearts. Without sufficient blood pumping to other organs, they become fatigued and short of breath.
Two new studies have established more clearly that the progress of heart failure can be slowed, if not halted, with aggressive treatment, even among the sickest of the sick.
