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Preventing or reducing enlarged heart decreases risk of heart failure

For high-blood-pressure patients, preventing or reducing enlarged heart reduces risk of heart failure. The study is published in the Sept. 4 Annals of Internal Medicine and led by physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City.

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