دورية أكاديمية

Pharmacoutilization and adherence to sacubitril/valsartan in real world: the REAL.IT study in HFrEF.

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العنوان: Pharmacoutilization and adherence to sacubitril/valsartan in real world: the REAL.IT study in HFrEF.
المؤلفون: Iacoviello, Massimo, Di Gesaro, Gabriele, Sarullo, Filippo Maria, Miani, Daniela, Driussi, Mauro, Correale, Michele, Bilato, Claudio, Passantino, Andrea, Carluccio, Erberto, Villani, Alessandra, degli Esposti, Luca, d'Agostino, Chiara, Peruzzi, Elena, Poli, Simone, di Lenarda, Andrea
المصدر: ESC Heart Failure; Feb2024, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p456-465, 10p
مصطلحات موضوعية: HEART failure, ENTRESTO, VALSARTAN, ELECTRONIC health records, CHRONIC kidney failure, CONCOMITANT drugs
مصطلحات جغرافية: ITALY
الشركة/الكيان: EUROPEAN Society of Cardiology
مستخلص: Aims: The current European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines provide clear indications for the treatment of acute and chronic heart failure (HF). Nevertheless, there is a constant need for real‐world evidence regarding the effectiveness, adherence, and persistence of drug therapy. We investigated the use of sacubitril/valsartan for the treatment of HF with reduced ejection fraction in real‐world clinical practice in Italy. Methods and results: An observational, retrospective, non‐interventional cohort study based on electronic medical records from nine specialized hospital HF centres in Italy was carried out on patients with prescription of sacubitril/valsartan. Overall, 948 patients had a prescription of sacubitril/valsartan, with 924 characterized over 6 months and followed up for 12 months. Pharmacoutilization data at 1 year of follow‐up were available for 225 patients {mean age 69.7 years [standard deviation (SD) = 10.8], 81.8% male}. Of those, 398 (45.2%) reached the target dose of sacubitril/valsartan of 97/103 mg in a mean time of 6.9 (SD = 6.2) weeks. Blood pressure and hypotension in 61 patients (65%) and worsening of chronic kidney disease in 10 patients (10.6%) were the main reasons for not reaching the target dose. Approximatively 50% of patients had a change in sacubitril/valsartan dose during follow‐up, and 158 (70.2%) were persistent with the treatment during the last 3 months of follow‐up. A sensitivity analysis (persistence during the last 4 months of follow‐up) showed persistence for 162 patients (72.0%). Adherence data, available for 387 patients, showed full adherence for 205 (53%). Discontinuation (102/717 patients, 14.2%) was mainly due to hypotension and occurred after a mean time of 34.3 (SD = 28.7) weeks. During follow‐up, out of 606 patients with available data, 434 patients (71.6%) had an HF add‐on drug or drugs concomitant with sacubitril/valsartan. HF‐related hospitalization during follow‐up was numerically higher in non‐persistent (16/67 patients, 23.9%) vs. patients persistent to sacubitril/valsartan (30/158, 19%) (P = 0.405). Conclusions: Real‐world data on the use of sacubitril/valsartan in clinical practice in Italy show a rapid titration to the target dose, high therapeutic adherence enabling a good level of therapeutic management in line with ESC guidelines for patients with reduced ejection fraction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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قاعدة البيانات: Complementary Index
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تدمد:20555822
DOI:10.1002/ehf2.14600