Incidence and risk factors of hypotension-related adverse events among Japanese patients with heart failure receiving sacubitril/valsartan or enalapril: Results from the PARALLEL-HF study.
J Cardiol
; 2024 Sep 14.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The PARALLEL-HF trial showed that treatment with sacubitril/valsartan resulted in more symptomatic hypotension versus enalapril in Japanese patients with heart failure (HF) and reduced ejection fraction, similar to PARADIGM-HF. Use of sacubitril/valsartan in these patients may be limited by concerns regarding hypotension.METHODS:
This post-hoc analysis characterized hypotension-related adverse events (AEs) and their effects on efficacy using data from PARALLEL-HF, in which patients received sacubitril/valsartan 200â¯mg twice daily or enalapril 10â¯mg twice daily.RESULTS:
Of 223 patients, 28.2â¯% experienced hypotension-related AEs and incidence was higher with sacubitril/valsartan versus enalapril (hazard ratio, 2.2; 95â¯% CI, 1.3-3.8; pâ¯=â¯0.0027). However, reduction in mean systolic blood pressure from baseline to study end did not significantly differ (sacubitril/valsartan -2.2â¯mmHg vs enalapril -1.3â¯mmHg; pâ¯=â¯0.6895). Patients who experienced hypotension-related AEs had lower mean body mass index, higher median N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide at randomization, and more frequent history of stroke. Hypotension-related AEs leading to treatment discontinuation were not significantly different for sacubitril/valsartan versus enalapril (3.4â¯% vs 6.9â¯%, pâ¯=â¯0.5957). Reduction in risk of cardiovascular death or HF hospitalization was similar with sacubitril/valsartan versus enalapril in patients with or without hypotension-related AEs.CONCLUSIONS:
Incidence of hypotension-related AEs was higher in the sacubitril/valsartan versus enalapril group but did not affect risk of cardiovascular death or HF hospitalization, which was similar between treatment groups.
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J Cardiol
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CARDIOLOGIA
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2024
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