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Spironolactone causes breathlessness issue for me.will eplenerone be a much better alternative for congestive heart failure?

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Dr. Allen Anderson answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Spiro: Both are excellent life saving drugs for many types of heart failure. Eplerenone has fewer side effects. Spironolactone does not typically cause breathlessness.

Answered 6/25/2014

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