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Trial reportEuropean journal of heart failure2022

Effect of sacubitril/valsartan on investigator-reported ventricular arrhythmias in PARADIGM-HF.

James P Curtain, Alice M Jackson, Li Shen, Pardeep S Jhund, Kieran F Docherty, Mark C Petrie, Davide Castagno, Akshay S Desai, Luis E Rohde, Martin P Lefkowitz and 6 more

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Trial report in European journal of heart failure, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. The Effect of Sacubitril/Valsartan on Supraventricular and Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Heart Failure.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2025
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  9. 2024 update in heart failure.ESC heart failure · 2025
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  13. Contemporary management of ventricular arrhythmias in heart failure.American journal of cardiovascular disease · 2023
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  14. Angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors for hypertension-hemodynamic effects and relevance to hypertensive heart disease.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 10 institutions in 7 countries.

James P CurtainBritish Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Alice M JacksonBritish Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Li ShenBritish Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Pardeep S JhundBritish Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Kieran F DochertyBritish Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Mark C PetrieBritish Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Davide CastagnoDivision of Cardiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Torino, Italy.
Akshay S DesaiDivision of Cardiovascular, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Luis E RohdeDivision of Cardiovascular, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Martin P LefkowitzNovartis, East Hanover, NJ, USA.
Jean-Lucien RouleauInstitut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
Michael R ZileMedical University of South Carolina and Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center, Charleston, SC, USA.
Scott D SolomonDivision of Cardiovascular, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Karl SwedbergDepartment of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Milton PackerBaylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
John J V McMurrayBritish Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USBritish Heart Foundation · GBUniversity of Glasgow · GBBaylor University Medical Center · USHangzhou Normal University · CNMedical University of South Carolina · USNovartis (United States) · USUniversité de Montréal · CAUniversity of Gothenburg · SEUniversity of Turin · IT

Funding

British Heart Foundation FS/18/14/33330British Heart Foundation RE/18/6/34217
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsSudden death is a leading cause of mortality in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). In PARADIGM-HF, sacubitril/valsartan reduced the incidence of sudden death. The purpose of this post hoc study was to analyse the effect of sacubitril/valsartan, compared to enalapril, on the incidence of ventricular arrhythmias. METHODS AND

resultsAdverse event reports related to ventricular arrhythmias were examined in PARADIGM-HF. The effect of randomized treatment on two arrhythmia outcomes was analysed: ventricular arrhythmias and the composite of a ventricular arrhythmia, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) shock or resuscitated cardiac arrest. The risk of death related to a ventricular arrhythmia was examined in time-updated models. The interaction between heart failure aetiology, or baseline ICD/cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) use, and the effect of sacubitril/valsartan was analysed. Of the 8399 participants, 333 (4.0%) reported a ventricular arrhythmia and 372 (4.4%) the composite arrhythmia outcome. Ventricular arrhythmias were associated with higher mortality. Compared with enalapril, sacubitril/valsartan reduced the risk of a ventricular arrhythmia (hazard ratio [HR] 0.76, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.62-0.95; p = 0.015) and the composite arrhythmia outcome (HR 0.79, 95% CI 0.65-0.97; p = 0.025). The treatment effect was maintained after adjustment and accounting for the competing risk of death. Baseline ICD/CRT-D use did not modify the effect of sacubitril/valsartan, but aetiology did: HR in patients with an ischaemic aetiology 0.93 (95% CI 0.71-1.21) versus 0.53 (95% CI 0.37-0.78) in those without an ischaemic aetiology (p for interaction = 0.020).

conclusionsSacubitril/valsartan reduced the incidence of investigator-reported ventricular arrhythmias in patients with HFrEF. This effect may have been greater in patients with a non-ischaemic aetiology.

Indexed as

Heart FailureAminobutyratesAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsArrhythmias, CardiacBiphenyl CompoundsDrug CombinationsHumansStroke VolumeTetrazolesValsartanAminobutyratesAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsBiphenyl CompoundsDrug CombinationssacubitrilTetrazolesValsartanHeart failureNeprilysin inhibitorVentricular tachyarrhythmia

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PMID34969175
PMCPMC9542658
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