Early Success For Novel Novartis Heart Failure Drug

A large clinical trial testing a novel compound from Novartis for chronic heart failure has been stopped early for efficacy. In a press release Novartis said the Data Monitoring Committee had recommended early closure of the PARADIGM-HF trial because the trial had demonstrated a significant reduction in the combined primary endpoint of cardiovascular death and heart failure hospitalization. PARADIGM-HF randomized patients with heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction to either the ACE inhibitor enalapril or LCZ696, an Angiotensin Receptor Neprilysin Inhibitor (ARNI) that is the first in its class. … Click here to More…
Source: CardioBrief - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Uncategorized Angiotensin Receptor Neprilysin Inhibitor clinical trials heart failure Novartis Source Type: blogs