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 spironolactone reduces mortality about 30% 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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