Drug is used to lower heart rate and lessen cardiac workload

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The patient is on Atenolol due to a high heart rate (130-170 beats per minute). This drug is used to lower heart rate and lessen cardiac workload, which facilitates the heart's ability to pump blood to the body's other organs.

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