In what patient is propranolol (Inderal) contraindicated?
A) 26-year-old man with viral myocarditis
B) 45-year-old woman with heart failure who suffered a myocardial infarction
C) 42-year-old man with hypertension
D) 65-year-old woman with persistent migraines
B
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Beta-adrenergic blocking agents are contraindicated in patients with bradycardia, heart failure, and heart block. The drug would not be contraindicated in the other patients.
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