Effect of sacubitril/valsartan on recurrent events in the Prospective comparison of ARNI with ACEI to Determine Impact on Global Mortality and morbidity in Heart Failure trial (PARADIGM-HF)

Ulrik M Mogensen, Jianjian Gong, Pardeep S Jhund, Li Shen, Lars Køber, Akshay S Desai, Martin P Lefkowitz, Milton Packer, Jean L Rouleau, Scott D Solomon, Brian L Claggett, Karl Swedberg, Michael R Zile, Guenther Mueller-Velten, John J V McMurray

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Abstract

Aims: Recurrent hospitalizations are a major part of the disease burden in heart failure (HF), but conventional analyses consider only the first event. We compared the effect of sacubitril/valsartan vs. enalapril on recurrent events, incorporating all HF hospitalizations and cardiovascular (CV) deaths in PARADIGM-HF, using a variety of statistical approaches advocated for this type of analysis. Methods and results: In PARADIGM-HF, a total of 8399 patients were randomized and followed for a median of 27 months. We applied various recurrent event analyses, including a negative binomial model, the Wei, Lin and Weissfeld (WLW), and Lin, Wei, Ying and Yang (LWYY) methods, and a joint frailty model, all adjusted for treatment and region. Among a total of 3181 primary endpoint events (including 1251 CV deaths) during the trial, only 2031 (63.8%) were first events (836 CV deaths). Among a total of 1195 patients with at least one HF hospitalization, 410 (34%) had at least one further HF hospitalization. Sacubitril/valsartan compared with enalapril reduced the risk of recurrent HF hospitalization using the negative binomial model [rate ratio (RR) 0.77, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.67–0.89], the WLW method [hazard ratio (HR) 0.79, 95% CI 0.71–0.89], the LWYY method (RR 0.78, 95% CI 0.68–0.90), and the joint frailty model (HR 0.75, 95% CI 0.66–0.86) (all P < 0.001). The effect of sacubitril/valsartan vs. enalapril on recurrent HF hospitalizations/CV death was similar. Conclusions: In PARADIGM-HF, approximately one third of patients with a primary endpoint (time-to-first) experienced a further event. Compared with enalapril, sacubitril/valsartan reduced both first and recurrent events. The treatment effect size was similar, regardless of the statistical approach applied.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Journal of Heart Failure
Volume20
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)760-768
Number of pages9
ISSN1388-9842
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2018

Keywords

  • Aged
  • Aminobutyrates/administration & dosage
  • Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists/administration & dosage
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/administration & dosage
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Enalapril/administration & dosage
  • Europe/epidemiology
  • Female
  • Heart Failure/drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Morbidity/trends
  • Prospective Studies
  • Recurrence
  • Stroke Volume/physiology
  • Survival Rate/trends
  • Tetrazoles/administration & dosage
  • United States/epidemiology

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