ASTRONAUT Study: No Significant Post-Discharge Mortality Benefit Seen with Aliskiren
The results of the ASTRONAUT study revealed that aliskiren did not improve post-discharge mortality and/or hospitalizations when added to standard therapy in recently hospitalized patients with worsening chronic heart failure and reduced ejection fraction, stated Mihai Gheorghiade, MD, from the Center for Cardiovascular Innovation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.