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ArticleSystematic reviews2019

The effects of adding angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors to usual care in patients with heart failure: a protocol for a systematic review of randomised clinical trials with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.

Emil Eik Nielsen, Joshua Feinberg, Ilan Raymond, Michael Hecht Olsen, Frank Victor Steensgaard-Hansen, Janus Christian Jakobsen

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6 authors.

Emil Eik NielsenDepartment of Internal Medicine - Cardiology Section, Holbæk Hospital, Holbæk, Region Zealand, Denmark. emil.eik.nielsen@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1108-9533
Joshua FeinbergDepartment of Internal Medicine - Cardiology Section, Holbæk Hospital, Holbæk, Region Zealand, Denmark.
Ilan RaymondDepartment of Internal Medicine - Cardiology Section, Holbæk Hospital, Holbæk, Region Zealand, Denmark.
Michael Hecht OlsenDepartment of Internal Medicine - Cardiology Section, Holbæk Hospital, Holbæk, Region Zealand, Denmark.
Frank Victor Steensgaard-HansenDepartment of Internal Medicine - Cardiology Section, Holbæk Hospital, Holbæk, Region Zealand, Denmark.
Janus Christian JakobsenDepartment of Internal Medicine - Cardiology Section, Holbæk Hospital, Holbæk, Region Zealand, Denmark.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHeart failure is a highly prevalent disease with a global prevalence of 37 million, and the prevalence is increasing. Patients with heart failure are at an increased risk of death and morbidity. Traditionally, patients with heart failure have been treated with a beta-blocker in addition to an inhibitor of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. However, new drugs are currently being added to the recommended guideline therapy. The latest drug to be added combines inhibition of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system pathway with inhibiting the neprilysin enzyme and is therefore classified as an ARNI. Our objective is to identify the beneficial and harmful effects of ARNIs in the treatment of patient with heart failure.

methodsThis protocol for a systematic review was undertaken using the recommendations of the Cochrane, the Preferred Report Items of Systematic reviews with Meta-Analysis Protocols, and the eight-step assessment procedure suggested by Jakobsen and colleagues. We plan to include all relevant randomised clinical trials assessing the use of ARNIs in the treatment of patients with heart failure. We will search the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Excerpta Medica database (EMBASE), Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), Science Citation Index Expanded on Web of Science, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Science Journal Database (VIP), and BIOSIS to identify relevant trials. We will also search for grey literature and unpublished trials. Extracted data will be analysed using Review Manager 5, STATA 5, and Trial Sequential Analysis. Our primary outcomes will be all-cause mortality and serious adverse events. We will create a 'Summary of Findings' table in which we will present our primary and secondary outcomes, and we will assess the quality of evidence using the GRADE assessment. DISCUSSION: The present systematic review will have the potential to aid clinicians in decision-making and thereby, benefit patients with heart failure. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42019129336.

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Adrenergic beta-AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsCause of DeathHeart FailureNeprilysinRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicRenin-Angiotensin SystemSystematic Reviews as TopicAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsNeprilysinAngiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitorsARNIHeart failureMeta-analysis trial sequential analysisSystematic review

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PMCPMC6823969

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