ANMCO position paper on sacubitril/valsartan in the management of patients with heart failure

Sacubitril/valsartan, the first-in-class angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI), is the first medication to demonstrate a mortality benefit in patients with chronic heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) since the early 2000s. Sacubitril/valsartan simultaneously suppresses renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system activation through blockade of angiotensin II type 1 receptors and enhances the activity of vasoactive peptides including natriuretic peptides, through inhibition of neprilysin, the enzyme responsible for their degradation. In the landmark PARADIGM-HF trial, patients with HFrEF treated with sacubitril/valsartan had a 20% reduction in the primary composite endpoint of cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalization, a 20% lower risk of cardiovascular death, a 21% to 20% lower risk of a first heart failure hospitalization, and a 16% to 20% lower risk of death from any cause, compared with subjects allocated to enalapril (all p<0.001).Following the trial, new international guidelines endorsed sacubitril/valsartan as a class I recommendation for the management of patients with HFrEF who remain symptomatic despite optimal medical management. In Italy, sacubitril/valsartan is reimbursed by the National Health Service since March 2017 within criteria set by the Italian Medicines Agency subject to patient inclusion in a dedicated monitoring registry. Although numerous post-hoc analyses of the original trial suggested that the benefits of this innovative medication may extend across a variety of subgroups, many questions do not yet have an evidence-based answer.In this position paper, we discuss the current role of sacubitril/valsartan in the management of chronic HFrEF, treatment eligibility and the modulating role of patients' characteristics. Moreover, we address concerns elicited by the PARADIGM-HF study and shortcomings of this novel drug, to clarify the place of this new therapy in the context of global care of heart failure in Italy. Our aim is to provide clinical cardiologists with a concise and practical guidance on when and how to use sacubitril/valsartan, to assist clinicians in closing the gap between scientific innovation and real-world experience.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Giornale italiano di cardiologia (2006) - 19(2018), 10 vom: 20. Okt., Seite 568-590

Sprache:

Italienisch

Weiterer Titel:

Position paper ANMCO sull’utilizzo della terapia con sacubitril/valsartan nel paziente con scompenso cardiaco

Beteiligte Personen:

Di Tano, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Di Lenarda, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Gabrielli, Domenico [VerfasserIn]
Aspromonte, Nadia [VerfasserIn]
De Maria, Renata [VerfasserIn]
Frigerio, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Iacoviello, Massimo [VerfasserIn]
Mortara, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Murrone, Adriano [VerfasserIn]
Nardi, Federico [VerfasserIn]
Oliva, Fabrizio [VerfasserIn]
Pontremoli, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Scherillo, Marino [VerfasserIn]
Senni, Michele [VerfasserIn]
Urbinati, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Gulizia, Michele Massimo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

80M03YXJ7I
Aminobutyrates
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
Biphenyl Compounds
Drug Combinations
EC 3.4.24.11
Journal Article
Neprilysin
Sacubitril and valsartan sodium hydrate drug combination
Tetrazoles
Valsartan
WB8FT61183

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Date Completed 20.09.2019

Date Revised 04.12.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1714/2978.29843

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM289165830