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ArticleThe Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology2023

Telmisartan versus EnalapRil In heart failure with redUced ejection fraction patients with Moderately impaired kidney Functions; randomized controlled trial: "TRIUMF trial".

Ahmad Samir, Salma Aboel-Naga, Ahmed Shehata, Magdy Abdelhamid

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Article in The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04736329 (Telmisartan Versus Enalapril in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction Patients With Moderately Impaired Kidney Functions. "TRIUMF Trial"), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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Telmisartan Versus Enalapril in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction Patients With Moderately Impaired Kidney Functions. "TRIUMF Trial"

TypeinterventionalSponsorCairo UniversityRan2021 to 2022Enrolled107ConditionsHeart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, Renal InsufficiencyArmsTelmisartan
3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Predictive ability of serum osmolarity for contrast-induced nephropathy after elective percutaneous coronary intervention: Are we having a new target?The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ahmad SamirFaculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. ahmadsamir11@cu.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4401-4976
Salma Aboel-NagaFaculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed ShehataFaculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Magdy AbdelhamidFaculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Cairo University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhen heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) co-exist, Renin angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASi) are often underutilized for the fear of worsening renal function (WRF). Telmisartan is a RAASi characteristic for a favorable renal profile, although data on its utility in HFrEF is limited. This study aimed to compare efficacy and tolerability of Telmisartan versus Enalapril in patients with HFrEF and CKD.

resultsThis study randomized 107 patients with HFrEF and CKD to either Telmisartan (10-80 mg) or Enalapril (5-40 mg) daily. The achieved RAASi dose, dose reductions (DR) or dis-continuation (DC), death/Heart failure rehospitalization (HFH), NYHA class and 6MWT were compared at 3- and 6-months. At 3- and 6-months, 93.5% versus 68.6% and 95.2% versus 72.9% were maintaining ≥ 50% of the target dose in the Telmisartan- versus Enalapril-group, respectively. Despite the higher achieved dose by 3- and 6-months, Telmisartan versus Enalapril was associated with less WRF (6.4% vs. 22.9%, p = 0.022 and 7.3% vs. 13.6%, p = 0.28) and fewer episodes of DR-DC (31.9% vs. 55.1%, p = 0.018 and 35.7% vs. 56.5%, p = 0.041), respectively. By the end of the study, there were 5 deaths in each group, yet, HFH occurred in 34.1% versus 55.3%, p = 0.035, and NYHA class changed by - 1 [- 2, 0] versus 0 [- 1, 1], p = 0.017 in Telmisartan- versus Enalapril patients, respectively. Within-group results showed improvement in 6MWT in Telmisartan-, and increase in diuretic requirements in Enalapril-group.

conclusionsIn patients with HFrEF and CKD, Telmisartan was better tolerated to uptitrate, caused less WRF, less HFH and showed better functional improvement compared to Enalapril. Clinical trial registration This study was prospectively registered on clinicaltrials.gov, with registration number (NCT04736329).

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Chronic kidney disease CKDEnalaprilHeart failure with reduced ejection fraction HFrEFTelmisartanWorsening renal function WRF

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