Assessing suitability for sacubitril-valsartan therapy in an Irish cohort: challenges and opportunities

ConclusionsOur study showed that a smaller than expected proportion of our patients in real-world practice are suitable for sacubitril-valsartan therapy at discharge. Most patients were in the HFPEF cohort which does not currently have evidence for treatment with sacubitril-valsartan. Low rates of prescribing of basic heart failure medicatons and the absence of dedicated heart failure services in a non-tertiary centre may explain the poor compliance observed. Improving guideline adherence and increasing awareness of evidence-based medication use at primary and secondary care levels would be of benefit to Irish heart failure patients.
Source: Irish Journal of Medical Science - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research