Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - According to a new clinical trial, the blood pressure drug Avapro did not help heart failure patients.

The blood pressure drug is made by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. as well as Sanofi-Aventis and is often used to help treat patients who have high blood pressure

The drug has been proven to be effective in the past in preventing kidney disease and diabetes.

The Avapro drug is quite effective in keeping blood vessels open and helping with overall blood flow.

A new trial from the University of Texas School of Public Health found it was not effective in treating preserved ejection fraction, which takes place in 50% of patients with heart failure.

Researchers have found that the drug was not any better in helping patients.