A patient with heart failure asks you why the antihypertensive drug enalapril (Vasotec) has been prescribed.What is your best response?
A) "Hypertension is the most common cause of heart failure."
B) "Lowering your blood pressure will allow your heart to pump more easily."
C) "This drug will decrease the amount of blood your heart has to pump,leading to less work for your heart."
D) "Enalapril will cause your heart to reestablish its normal electrical functions so that it works more effectively as a pump."
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