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Why would someone with chf be on an ace inhibitor but not a diuretic?
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Usually both: Pharmacological treatment of heart failure include: Diuretics Beta Blockers Ace inh OR ARB (not both) and Aldosterone blockers. Sometimes, one is more useful than the other, and depending of circumstances, MDs may elect to omit one or two. Exercise, diet, weight loss, are always part of treatment of CHF.
Answered 12/25/2014
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