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I want to ask a question for a person of about 56 year and is a heart patient. is there any better option easy to do instead of intaking feurosimide.

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More detail: What do you mean instead of taking furosemide. Do you mean another diuretic? Or do you mean other medications for heart failure. Need more detail on this question

Answered 1/16/2015

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