Question

A 70-year-old man with reduced exercise tolerance and ankle swelling is diagnosed with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. He is not currently on any heart failure medication. Which combination of drugs is recommended as core first-line disease-modifying therapy?

Accepted Answer

ACE inhibitor and beta-blocker

Answer

Loop diuretic and digoxin

Answer

Angiotensin receptor blocker and thiazide diuretic

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Organic nitrate and calcium-channel blocker

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Ivabradine and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist

Practice question

A 70-year-old man with reduced exercise tolerance and ankle swelling is diagnosed with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. He is not currently on any heart failure medication. Which combination of drugs is recommended as core first-line disease-modifying therapy?