And now the first drug that was found to prolong the survival of people with Type 2 diabetes may also be able to treat heart failure. Granted, the US research is in animal models but the news the drug empagliflozin (EPG) can reverse the worsening of heart failure is startling. So researchers asked doctors if the drug alleviates heart failure ­independently of its anti-diabetic activity. It not only improved heart failure but also the metabolism of heart muscle. The authors are now extending their research to whether EPG is an ­effective heart failure treatment in patients without diabetes.

Source: Daily Mirror July 14, 2019 18:56 UTC