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Does a patient always have to have congestive heart failure as a diagnosis when given a nitroglycerine trans dermal patch for stable angina?

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No: NTG patches are used to prophylax angina and CHF is not a prerequisite.

Dr Weisberger agreed

Answered 5/25/2015

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