Which statement about drug therapy for heart failure is true?
a. The drugs work only directly on the heart muscle.
b. Drug therapy improves heart function but does not cure heart failure.
c. When heart function returns to normal, the drug therapy can be stopped.
d. Drug therapy for heart failure does not work when the patient continues to smoke.
ANS: B
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