but now many patients are getting spironolactone inappropriately
March 2003
Using spironolactone for heart failure has really caught on... but now many patients are getting spironolactone inappropriately.
We know that low-dose spironolactone increases survival in patients with severe heart failure.
But now it's being given to patients with less severe heart failure...in higher doses...and without appropriate monitoring.
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