New drug could help thousands with chronic heart disease in England
by Andrew Gregory Health editor from Science | The Guardian on (#6C14J)
Nice approves mavacamten, used to treat obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, in draft guidance to NHS
A first-of-its-kind treatment targeting a chronic heart disease could offer a greater hope" to thousands of people living with the condition.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has approved the use of mavacamten in draft guidance to the NHS. It would be used to treat those with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), with about 7,000 people expected to benefit.
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