A 66-year-old woman with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) who is taking an ACE inhibitor presents with a cough. According to guide...

Question

A 66-year-old woman with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) who is taking an ACE inhibitor presents with a cough. According to guidelines, what is the best substitution?

Accepted Answer

Stop RAAS blockade entirely

Answer

Switch to an ARNI directly without washout

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Switch to an ARB

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Add hydralazine monotherapy

Answer

Add ivabradine instead

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): ACE Cough-HF Therapy

A 66-year-old woman with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) who is taking an ACE inhibitor presents with a cough. According to guidelines, what is the best substitution?