https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2021.1347
Sacubitril/valsartan: from the PARADIGM-HF trial results to heart failure patients in internal medicine. A narrative review
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Data regarding the treatment of heart failure (HF) patients derived from randomized, controlled clinical trials, which, with rare exceptions, appear to be distant from the real world of internal medicine. Many trials have been conducted in cardiology departments: however, the characteristics of patients admitted to cardiology wards are largely different from those of patients hospitalized in internal medicine wards. Recently, the PARADIGM-HF study established the efficacy of sacubitril-valsartan - the first drug of the angiotensin II receptor neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI) class - versus enalapril in increasing survival and reducing hospitalizations in a selected population of HF patients with reduced ventricular function. Although practical guidance on the use of ARNI has been published, it is not specific to HF patients admitted to internal medicine wards. In this review, we examine all available data in order to understand if the characteristics of HF patients followed in internal medicine departments hinder or contraindicate the use of sacubitril-valsartan and what indications appear more appropriate in this setting.
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Verdiani, V. (2021). Sacubitril/valsartan: from the PARADIGM-HF trial results to heart failure patients in internal medicine. A narrative review. Italian Journal of Medicine, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2021.1347
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