Sacubitril/Valsartan in Daily Clinical Practice: Data From a Prospective Registry

J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2019 Feb;73(2):118-124. doi: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000000641.

Abstract

Sacubitril/valsartan (SV) is a new therapy in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Our aim was to determine the efficacy and safety of this drug daily clinical practice. We performed a multicenter registry in 10 hospitals. All patients who started SV from October 2016 to March 2017 on an outpatient basis were included. A total of 427 patients started treatment with SV. Mean follow-up was 7.0 ± 0.1 months. Forty-nine patients (11.5%) discontinued SV, and 12 (2.8%) died. SV discontinuation was associated with higher cardiovascular (hazard ratio 13.22, 95% confidence interval, 6.71-15.73, P < 0.001) and all-cause mortality (hazard ratio 13.51, 95% confidence interval 3.22-56.13, P < 0.001). Symptomatic hypotension occurred in 71 patients (16.6%). Baseline N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels, functional class, and left ventricular ejection fraction improved at the end of follow-up in patients who continued with SV (all P values ≤0.001). This improvement was not significant in patients with SV discontinuation. SV has a good tolerability in patients from daily clinical practice. SV withdrawal in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction was independently associated with increased all-cause mortality. Patients who continued with SV presented an improvement in functional class left ventricular ejection fraction and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aminobutyrates / adverse effects
  • Aminobutyrates / therapeutic use*
  • Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / adverse effects
  • Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / therapeutic use*
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Biphenyl Compounds
  • Drug Combinations
  • Female
  • Heart Failure / blood
  • Heart Failure / diagnosis
  • Heart Failure / drug therapy*
  • Heart Failure / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood
  • Neprilysin / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Peptide Fragments / blood
  • Prospective Studies
  • Protease Inhibitors / adverse effects
  • Protease Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Recovery of Function
  • Registries
  • Spain
  • Stroke Volume / drug effects*
  • Tetrazoles / adverse effects
  • Tetrazoles / therapeutic use*
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Valsartan
  • Ventricular Function, Left / drug effects*

Substances

  • Aminobutyrates
  • Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
  • Biomarkers
  • Biphenyl Compounds
  • Drug Combinations
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Protease Inhibitors
  • Tetrazoles
  • pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76)
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
  • Valsartan
  • Neprilysin
  • sacubitril and valsartan sodium hydrate drug combination