Study Supports Controversial Heart Failure Drug(Page 4) "Certainly this trial does not even attempt to answer mortality questions," Witteles agreed. Those questions may only be answered by the large, prospective trial currently under development. "I think that that is the trial that will settle the matter," Sackner-Bernstein said. "That's the kind of trial I first asked for." The results of that study will not arrive for at least four or five years, however. In the meantime, the debate over Natrecor continues. More information For more on heart failure, visit the American Heart Association. Related Links
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