All of the following statements concerning the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in the treatment of heart failure are true EXCEPT:

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Clonidine is a centrally acting alpha-2 adrenergic agonist that reduces blood pressure by decreasing sympathetic outflow from the vasomotor centers in the central nervous system (CNS). Labetalol is an alpha-1 and beta-blocker, Enalapril is an ACE inhibitor, and Nifedipine is a calcium channel blocker—none of these primarily act on the CNS vasomotor centers.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.