In an end‑stage renal disease patient on chronic hemodialysis with recurrent heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy, mild concentric left ventricular hypertrophy, pulmonary artery systolic pressure 65 mm Hg and ejection fraction 46 %, which medication should be initiated?

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