Reduction in common heart hormone associated with improved outcomes and lower mortality

(Intermountain Medical Center) Heart failure patients discharged from the hospital with a reduced level of a common hormone produced by the heart had significantly lower rates of readmission and lower death rates, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news