The antihypertensive drugs that are overused by physicians, partially because of their fear of heart failure for elderly pa-tients, are:

A. diuretics
B. cardiac glycosides
C. anticoagulants
D. antiarrhythmic drugs


b
Rationale: Cardiac glycosides are overused by physicians, partially because of their fear of heart failure for elderly pa-tients. Because of their susceptibility of arrhythmias, older patients must be aware of the toxic effects of cardiac glycosides, especially for long-term use.

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