FDA approves Bristol Myers' oral heart disease drug

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Bristol Myers Squibb said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its oral heart disease drug Mavacamten, making it the first cardiac myosin inhibitor to be permitted for use in the country.

A woman holds test tube in front of displayed Bristol Myers Squibb logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustrationsaid on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its oral heart disease drug Mavacamten, making it the first cardiac myosin inhibitor to be permitted for use in the country.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an inherited condition characterized by thickening of heart muscles, which is a common cause of sudden cardiac arrest in young people.About one in every 500 people in the United States suffers from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, according to the American Heart Association, with a large portion having obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

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