Researchers say a widely used pill can reduce the risk of death in elderly heart attack survivors by preventing their hearts from deteriorating through a process known as "remodeling."

Perindopril, part of a group of popular anti-hypertension drugs called ACE inhibitors, reduces remodeling by 46-percent over a period of one year, when compared to a placebo. The findings are in a study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress

Researchers say a widely used pill can reduce the risk of death in elderly heart attack survivors by preventing their hearts from deteriorating through a process known as "remodeling."

Perindopril, part of a group of popular anti-hypertension drugs called ACE inhibitors, reduces remodeling by 46 percent over a period of one year, when compared to a placebo. This according to a study presented at the European Society of Cardiology congress