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KMID : 1812720220040040193
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International Journal of Heart Failure
2022 Volume.4 No. 4 p.193 ~ p.204
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Real-World Usage of Sacubitril/Valsartan in Korea: A Multi-Center, Retrospective Study
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Park Jin-Joo
Lee Sang-Eun
Cho Hyun-Jai
Choi Jin-Oh
Yoo Byung-Su
Kang Seok-Min
Wang Hsiang-Chi
Lee Sue
Choi Dong-Ju
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Abstract
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Background and Objectives: Differences in drug prescriptions exist between clinical trials and real-world practice. We evaluated the real-world treatment patterns of sacubitril/valsartan in Korean patients with heart failure (HF).
Methods: In this retrospective, multicenter cohort study, 600 patients with HF with reduced left-ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF <40%) with ≥1 sacubitril/valsartan prescription were identified by reviewing patient-level medical records at six academic tertiary hospitals in Korea between February 2017 and April 2019.
Results: At baseline, 59.2%, 28.3%, 4.8%, and 7.7% of the patients received low (50 mg bid), moderate (100 mg bid), target (200 mg bid), and unconventional dose of sacubitril/valsartan, respectively. Patients with low and moderate doses experienced either ‘no-titration’ (39.8%) or ‘stable up-titration’ (41.5%). At 12 months, 31.7%, 28.5%, 24.8%, and 15% received low, moderate, target doses, and unconventional dose, respectively. On follow-up, 31 (5.2%) patients discontinued sacubitril/valsartan. The time-averaged N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) level decreased from 879.6 to 406 pg/mL (ratio, 0.5; 95% confidence interval, 0.4?0.5). The mean LVEF increased by 10.4±12.2% from 27.2±5.8 to 36.3±11.1%, whereas LV end-diastolic volume index decreased by 18.7±26.1 mL/m2 from 114.5±37.7 mL/m2 to 98.9±42.3 mL/m2 at baseline and follow-up, respectively.
Conclusions: In real-world practice, 95% patients started with low and moderate doses of sacubitril/valsartan. Many patients experienced dose up-titration during follow-up; 30% reached the target dose. Cardiac reverse remodelling was reflected by a profound NT-proBNP level and LV size reduction, and LVEF increment. This study confirms the gap in treatment patterns between clinical trials and real-world practice.
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KEYWORD
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Heart failure, Treatment pattern, Dosage, Remodeling
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