Eligibility for sacubitril–valsartan in patients with acute decompensated heart failure

Abstract Aims Large‐scale clinical trials have demonstrated clinical benefits of sacubitril–valsartan in symptomatic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients (PARADIGM‐HF), with potential benefits in patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) (PIONEER‐HF) and few...

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Main Authors: David Carballo, Jérôme Stirnemann, Nicolas Garin, Chistophe Marti, Jacques Serratrice, Sebastian Carballo
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Published: Wiley 2020-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12676
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author David Carballo
Jérôme Stirnemann
Nicolas Garin
Chistophe Marti
Jacques Serratrice
Sebastian Carballo
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description Abstract Aims Large‐scale clinical trials have demonstrated clinical benefits of sacubitril–valsartan in symptomatic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients (PARADIGM‐HF), with potential benefits in patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) (PIONEER‐HF) and fewer benefits in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (PARAGON‐HF). The aim of this study was to evaluate eligibility for sacubitril–valsartan using criteria described in PIONNER‐HF in non‐selected patients hospitalized for ADHF. Methods and results Between November 2014 and May 2019, 799 patients were recruited in a prospective registry of acute heart failure at the University Hospitals of Geneva (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02444416). The cohort consists of consecutive patients admitted to the Department of Medicine with ADHF. Eligibility for sacubitril–valsartan was determined using criteria described in PIONEER‐HF, including left ventricular ejection fraction, clinical parameters, and co‐morbidities. Of 799 patients, 123 (15.39%) were eligible for sacubitril–valsartan treatment. Clinical outcomes including all‐cause mortality and readmission were similar in eligible and non‐eligible groups, hazard ratio 1.02 (95% confidence interval 0.81–1.29, P = 083). Conclusions Using current criteria from randomized controlled trials, only 15% of non‐selected patients admitted for ADHF are theoretically eligible for sacubitril–valsartan. Eligibility for sacubitril–valsartan using published criteria is not associated with worse outcome, suggesting that further evaluation of benefits of sacubitril–valsartan in heart failure patients based on parameters other than left ventricular ejection fraction may be of interest.
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spelling doaj-art-4b8f7faa6a414cef9a0c7dd2690578a92025-02-03T10:25:46ZengWileyESC Heart Failure2055-58222020-06-01731282129010.1002/ehf2.12676Eligibility for sacubitril–valsartan in patients with acute decompensated heart failureDavid Carballo0Jérôme Stirnemann1Nicolas Garin2Chistophe Marti3Jacques Serratrice4Sebastian Carballo5Service of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Geneva University Hospitals Geneva SwitzerlandService of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine Geneva University Hospitals Geneva SwitzerlandService of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine Geneva University Hospitals Geneva SwitzerlandService of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine Geneva University Hospitals Geneva SwitzerlandService of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine Geneva University Hospitals Geneva SwitzerlandService of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine Geneva University Hospitals Geneva SwitzerlandAbstract Aims Large‐scale clinical trials have demonstrated clinical benefits of sacubitril–valsartan in symptomatic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients (PARADIGM‐HF), with potential benefits in patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) (PIONEER‐HF) and fewer benefits in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (PARAGON‐HF). The aim of this study was to evaluate eligibility for sacubitril–valsartan using criteria described in PIONNER‐HF in non‐selected patients hospitalized for ADHF. Methods and results Between November 2014 and May 2019, 799 patients were recruited in a prospective registry of acute heart failure at the University Hospitals of Geneva (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02444416). The cohort consists of consecutive patients admitted to the Department of Medicine with ADHF. Eligibility for sacubitril–valsartan was determined using criteria described in PIONEER‐HF, including left ventricular ejection fraction, clinical parameters, and co‐morbidities. Of 799 patients, 123 (15.39%) were eligible for sacubitril–valsartan treatment. Clinical outcomes including all‐cause mortality and readmission were similar in eligible and non‐eligible groups, hazard ratio 1.02 (95% confidence interval 0.81–1.29, P = 083). Conclusions Using current criteria from randomized controlled trials, only 15% of non‐selected patients admitted for ADHF are theoretically eligible for sacubitril–valsartan. Eligibility for sacubitril–valsartan using published criteria is not associated with worse outcome, suggesting that further evaluation of benefits of sacubitril–valsartan in heart failure patients based on parameters other than left ventricular ejection fraction may be of interest.https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12676Heart failureAcuteSacubitril‐valsartan
spellingShingle David Carballo
Jérôme Stirnemann
Nicolas Garin
Chistophe Marti
Jacques Serratrice
Sebastian Carballo
Eligibility for sacubitril–valsartan in patients with acute decompensated heart failure
ESC Heart Failure
Heart failure
Acute
Sacubitril‐valsartan
title Eligibility for sacubitril–valsartan in patients with acute decompensated heart failure
title_full Eligibility for sacubitril–valsartan in patients with acute decompensated heart failure
title_fullStr Eligibility for sacubitril–valsartan in patients with acute decompensated heart failure
title_full_unstemmed Eligibility for sacubitril–valsartan in patients with acute decompensated heart failure
title_short Eligibility for sacubitril–valsartan in patients with acute decompensated heart failure
title_sort eligibility for sacubitril valsartan in patients with acute decompensated heart failure
topic Heart failure
Acute
Sacubitril‐valsartan
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12676
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