A Patient with Variant Angina Wants to Know Why a Beta

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Multiple Choice

A patient with variant angina wants to know why a beta blocker cannot be used to treat the angina. Which response by the nurse is correct?

• A) "A beta₁-selective beta blocker could be used for variant angina."
• B) "Beta blockers do not help relax coronary artery spasm."
• C) "Beta blockers do not help to improve the cardiac oxygen supply."
• D) "Beta blockers promote constriction of arterial smooth muscle."

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