Question 86 (part 2) · LEK · Chronic heart failure
Which drugs are not used as first-line treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction according to the present-day European guidelines:
1) long-acting nitrates;
2) dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers;
3) dapagliflozin;
4) semaglutide;
5) digoxin;
6) ramipril;
7) torsemide;
8) eplerenone.
The correct answer is:
2) dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers;
3) dapagliflozin;
4) semaglutide;
5) digoxin;
6) ramipril;
7) torsemide;
8) eplerenone.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,3,4.
- B. 1,2,4,5.
- C. 1,2,5,6.
- D. 2,3,6,7.
- E. 4,6,7,8.
Hint
List the four pillars of HFrEF therapy in the ESC guidelines and the diuretic used for congestion; anything outside them is not first-line.
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