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A 69-year-old man with end-stage heart failure is admitted with increasing breathlessness at rest. He is on maximal disease-modifying therapy and is not for further invasive procedures. He is distressed by dyspnoea despite oxygen. What is the most appropriate pharmacological option for symptomatic relief?

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