Irbesartan in the ACTIVE study

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Irbesartan in the ACTIVE study

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The study missed its primary end point, but the ACTIVE investigators see a silver lining with irbesartan in AF patients treated with the drug, saying that the secondary reduction in heart-failure hospitalizations is

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Tags: Heart Disease, Arrhythmia, Atrial Fibrillation, High Blood Pressure Medication, Avapro, Aprovel, Avalide

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