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Anti androgen used in hea failure ?

A
Carvedilol
B
Sampatrilat
C
Spironolactone
D
Abiraterone
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'c' i.e., Spironolactone o Spironolactone and eplerenone are the aldosterone antagonists. They are used as potassium sparing diuretics. Their diurectic effect is quite feeble, but in CHF these drugs reduce the moality (at doses lower than diuretic doses) by antagonizing the effect of aldosterone (reversal of remodelling). Spironolactone also possesses anti- androgenic effects.

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