Finish the following sentence. The use of beta blockers in heart failure:
a. is contraindicated.
b. increases contractility.
c. improves left ventricular function.
d. maintains blood pressure.
Question 2
The potassium-sparing diuretic spironolactone has been demonstrated to prolong survival as well as improve heart failure symptoms by:
a. its diuretic effects.
b. blocking receptors for aldosterone.
c. decreasing venous pressures.
d. decreasing afterload.
