A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
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Luís Beck-da-Silva, Luís E. Rohde
Luís Beck-da-Silva, Luís E. Rohde
DOI: 10.5935/abc.20190080
Recently, patients with heart failure have been prescribed a novel and innovative drug. Sacubitril/valsartan is a new drug modality that brings a 16% reduction in total mortality, a 20% reduction in cardiovascular mortality and 21% reduction in hospital admissions due to heart failure. The benefit is undoubtedly clinically relevant and the clinical trial which have shown such benefit have achieved an unprecedented statistical significance. The mechanism of action of sacubitril/valsartan combines the well-known vasodilatory effect of valsartan associated with the […]
Keywords: Aminobutyrates/pharmacology; Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists/pharmacology; Heart failure; Natriuretic Peptides/physiology; Tetrazoles/farmacologia; Valsartan/therapeutic use