Common Blood Pressure Drug Safe for Heart Failure: Study U.S. News & World Report By Steven Reinberg TUESDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) -- Although research has suggested that the blood pressure drug losartan (Cozaar) may be tied to an increased risk of death in heart-failure patients compared to a similar medication, ... Mortality Risk in Heart Failure No Higher with Losartan High blood pressure medication use by heart failure patients not linked with ... Death Risk Similar With High-Dose Losartan, Candesartan |