| Literature DB >> 34617669 |
Elodie Charuel1,2, Thibault Menini1,2, Sabrina Bedhomme2,3, Bruno Pereira4, Nathalie Piñol-Domenech5, Suzy Bouchant1, Rémy Boussageon6, Sylvaine Bœuf-Gibot1, Helene Vaillant-Roussel1,2,4.
Abstract
This review aims to assess the benefits and adverse effects of sacubitril/valsartan in heart failure, with a focus on important patient outcomes. A systematic review was conducted of double-blind randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing sacubitril/valsartan versus a reference drug, in heart failure patients with reduced (HFrEF) and preserved (HFpEF) ejection fraction, published in French or English. Searches were undertaken of Medline, Cochrane Central, and Embase. The primary outcomes were all-cause mortality and adverse events. From 2 082 articles analyzed, 5 were included. For all-cause mortality, the absolute numbers for HFrEF (2 RCTs, 4627 patients) were 16% on sacubitril/valsartan and 18% on enalapril, with a risk ratio (RR) of 0.85 [CI = 0.78, 0.93], and 13% vs 14% in with HFpEF (2 RCTs, 5097 patients), with no statistical difference. Under the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach, the evidence for HFrEF patients was of moderate quality. For HFrEF patients, an increased risk of symptomatic hypotension and angioedema (low quality of evidence) was shown. There was no statistical difference for the risk of hyperkalemia or worsening renal function. There was a protective RR (0.50 [0.34, 0.75]) for worsening renal function for patients with HFpEF, with a high quality of evidence despite similar absolute numbers (1.4% vs. 2.8%). To keep in mind for shared decision-making, sacubitril/valsartan reduces all-cause mortality in HFrEF patients but for HFpEF further data are needed. Take into consideration the small number of studies to date to assess the risks.Entities:
Keywords: decision making shared; general practice; heart failure; sacubitril-valsartan; systematic review
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34617669 PMCID: PMC8495680 DOI: 10.1002/prp2.844
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pharmacol Res Perspect ISSN: 2052-1707
FIGURE 1PRISMA diagram
Characteristics of the included studies
| Included studies | Drug | Control | Patients | Population | Mean duration follow‐up (months) | Primary outcomes of the ECR |
RR All‐cause mortality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARADIGM‐HF, 2014 | Sacubitril/Valsartan | Enalapril | 8442 | HFrEF | 27 | Death from cardiovascular causes or hospitalization for heart failure | 0.86 [0.78, 0,94] |
| PIONEER‐HF, 2019 | Sacubitril/Valsartan | Enalapril | 882 | HFrEF | 2 | Time‐averaged proportional change in NT‐proBNP | 0.67 [0.30, 1.47] |
| EVALUATE‐HF, 2019 | Sacubitril/Valsartan | Enalapril | 464 | HFrEF | 3 | Central aortic stiffness | N.A. |
| PARAGON‐HF, 2019 | Sacubitril/Valsartan | Valsartan | 4822 | HFpEF | 35 | Hospitalizations for heart failure and death from cardiovascular causes | 0.97 [0.85, 1.12] |
| PARAMOUNT‐HF, 2012 | Sacubitril/Valsartan | Valsartan | 149 | HFpEF | 8 | Change in NT‐proBNP | 0.51 [0.05, 5.57] |
Studies are classified by HF population type and number of patients included. N.A., Non‐available; NT‐proBNP, N‐terminal pro–B‐type natriuretic peptide.
FIGURE 2Forest plot for benefits and adverse effects in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction, and bias assessment. Risk of bias was assessed using the RoB 2 tool
GRADE evidence profile
| Quality assessment | Summary of findings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of events/No. of patients | RR (95% CI) | Quality | ||||||||
| Population | No. of studies | Risk of Bias | Inconsistency | Indirectness | Imprecision | Publication Bias | Sacubitril/Valsartan | Control | ||
| HFrEF |
All‐cause mortality Two (RCTs) | No serious risk of bias | No serious inconsistency | No serious indirectness | No serious imprecision | Likely publication bias | 721/4627 | 850/4653 | 0.85 [0.78, 0.93] |
⊕ ⊕ ⊕ O Moderate |
|
First hospitalization for worsening heart failure Two (RCTs) | No serious risk of bias | Serious inconsistency | No serious indirectness | No serious imprecision | Undetected | 572/4627 | 719/4653 | 0.80 [0.72, 0.89] |
⊕ ⊕ ⊕ O Moderate | |
|
Worsening renal function Three (RCTs) | No serious risk of bias | No serious inconsistency | No serious indirectness | Serious imprecision | Likely publication bias | 166/4874 | 187/4903 | 0.89 [0.73, 1.09] |
⊕ ⊕ ⊕ O Moderate | |
|
Hyperkalemia Three (RCTs) | No serious risk of bias | No serious inconsistency | No serious indirectness | Serious imprecision | Likely publication bias | 762/4874 | 798/4903 | 0.96 [0.88, 1.05] |
⊕ ⊕ O O Low | |
|
Symptomatic hypotension Three (RCTs) | No serious risk of bias | Serious inconsistency | No serious indirectness | No serious imprecision | Likely publication bias | 653/4858 | 458/4886 | 1.43 [1.28, 1.60] |
⊕ ⊕ O O Low | |
|
Angioedema Three (RCTs) | No serious risk of bias | No serious inconsistency | No serious indirectness | Serious imprecision | Likely publication bias | 25/4858 | 12/4886 | 2.05 [1.04, 4.03] |
⊕ ⊕ O O Low | |
|
Congestive heart failure Three (RCTs) |
Serious risk of bias | Serious inconsistency | No serious indirectness | Serious imprecision | Likely publication bias | 144/4643 | 162/4670 | 0.89 [0.72, 1.11] |
⊕ O O O Very Low | |
| HFpEF |
All‐cause mortality Two (RCTs) | No serious risk of bias | No serious inconsistency | No serious indirectness | Serious imprecision | Undetected | 343/2556 | 351/2541 | 0.97 [0.85, 1.11] |
⊕ ⊕ ⊕ O Moderate |
|
Worsening renal function Two (RCTs) | No serious risk of bias | No serious inconsistency | No serious indirectness | No serious imprecision | Undetected | 36/2556 | 71/2541 | 0.50 [0.34, 0.75] |
⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ High | |
|
Hyperkalemia Two (RCTs) | Serious risk of bias | No serious inconsistency | No serious indirectness | Serious imprecision | Undetected | 328/2535 | 370/2519 | 0.88 [0.77, 1.01] |
⊕ ⊕ O O Low | |
|
Symptomatic hypotension Two (RCTs) | No serious risk of bias | No serious inconsistency | No serious indirectness | No serious imprecision | Undetected | 408/2556 | 284/2541 | 1.43 [1.24, 1.65] |
⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ High | |
|
Angioedema Two (RCTs) | No serious risk of bias | No serious inconsistency | No serious indirectness | Serious imprecision | Undetected | 15/2556 | 4/2541 | 3.43 [1.20, 9.78] |
⊕ ⊕ ⊕ O Moderate | |
|
Congestive heart failure Two (RCTs) |
Serious risk of bias | No serious inconsistency | No serious indirectness | Serious imprecision | Undetected | 90/2568 | 89/2554 | 1.01 [0.75, 1.34] |
⊕ ⊕ O O Low | |
We noted some concerns about the risk of bias in a selection of the reported results because there is no information about the analysis of these data in PARADIGM‐HF.
We noted some concerns about the risk of bias due to missing outcome for this outcome in PARAGON‐HF.
We noted some concerns about the risk of bias in selection of the reported result because there is no information about the analysis of these data in PARAGON‐HF.
Unexplained heterogeneity; I 2 ≥ 50%.
CI includes possible benefit from both treatments.
Other data for these outcomes were available from at least one record excluded from the review because they were not published in peer‐reviewed journals (results were available in trial registries at clinicaltrial.gov).
FIGURE 3Forest plot for benefits and adverse effects in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction, and bias assessment. Risk of bias was assessed using the RoB 2 tool