increased use of spironolactone for heart failure is causing more hospitalizations and deaths

The increased use of spironolactone for heart failure is causing more hospitalizations and deaths.

The problem started a few years ago when a large well-respected study showed that spironolactone improved survival in patients with severe heart failure.

This was the Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study (RALES).

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