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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2025

Evaluation of the 6-Month Effect of Sacubitril-Valsartan Compared to ACEI and ARB on LVEF in Heart Failure Patients: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial.

Farnosh Masmoo, Farnaz Fariba, Nakissa Khansari, Maryam Farhadian

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Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Farnosh MasmooDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Farnaz FaribaDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Nakissa KhansariDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Maryam FarhadianDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.

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Background and Aim: Heart failure is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the 6-month effect of sacubitril-valsartan (SV) compared to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) on left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in heart failure patients. Methods: This is a clinical trial involving heart failure patients (n = 225) referred to Farshchian Heart Hospital in Hamadan-Iran from April to September 2023. The patients were randomly assigned to three groups receiving SV (n = 75), ACEI (n = 75), and ARB (n = 75). In all three treatment groups, LVEF was checked and compared by echocardiography before the treatment and 6 months after the treatment. Results: The mean scores of an increase in EF compared to before treatment in the SV, ACEI, and ARB groups were 1.73 ± 2.78%, 0.69 ± 1.93%, and 0.14 ± 1.42%, respectively ( Conclusion: In this study, SV was shown to be superior to ACEI and ARB in improving LVEF in heart failure patients at 6 months follow-up. These findings highlight the potential benefits of SV in the management of heart failure.

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angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI)Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB)heart failureleft ventricular ejection fraction (EF)sacubitril-valsartan (SV)

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PMCPMC12156625

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