Effect of neprilysin inhibition on renal function in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic heart failure who are receiving target doses of inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system: a secondary analysis of the PARADIGM-HF trial

Publication date: July 2018Source: The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Volume 6, Issue 7Author(s): Milton Packer, Brian Claggett, Martin P Lefkowitz, John J V McMurray, Jean L Rouleau, Scott D Solomon, Michael R ZileSummaryBackgroundNeprilysin inhibition has favourable effects on experimental diabetic nephropathy. We sought to assess the effects of neprilysin inhibition on the course of renal function in patients with type 2 diabetes.MethodsIn the randomised, double-blind PARADIGM-HF trial, the effects of sacubitril/valsartan (97 mg/103 mg twice daily) were compared with enalapril (10 mg twice daily) in 8399 patients with mild-to-moderate chronic heart failure and systolic dysfunction. In this secondary intention-to-treat analysis, we assessed the change in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) over a 44-month follow-up period in patients with (n=3784) and those without (n=4615) diabetes. PARADIGM-HF is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT01035255.FindingseGFR decreased by 1·1 mL/min per 1·73 m2 per year (95% CI 1·0–1·2) in patients without diabetes, but by 2·0 mL/min per 1·73 m2 per year (1·9–2·1) in those with diabetes (p<0·0001). Compared with patients treated with enalapril, those treated with sacubitril/valsartan had a slower rate of decline in eGFR (−1·3 vs −1·8 mL/min per 1·73 m2 per year; p<0·0001), and the magnitude of the benefit was larger in patients with versus those without diabetes (difference 0·6 mL/min per 1·73 ...
Source: The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research