In a head-to-head comparison of two so-called 'water pills' that keep fluid from building up in patients with heart failure, the therapies proved nearly identical in reducing deaths, according to a large study led by Duke Health researchers.
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An observational study of 5800 US patients with diabetes hospitalized for heart failure benefited from starting metformin; its use was also linked with fewer future heart failure hospitalizations.