new drug for heart failure called Inspra (eplerenone)
May 2009
You'll see a new drug for heart failure called Inspra (eplerenone).
It's an aldosterone antagonist...similar to spironolactone.
Inspra improves survival when given after a heart attack to patients with heart failure and a low ejection fraction.
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