Entresto, a New Panacea for Heart Failure?

Title:Entresto, a New Panacea for Heart Failure?

Volume: 16 Issue: 1

Author(s): Peter Khalil*, Ghazal Kabbach, Sarmad Said and Debabrata Mukherjee

Affiliation:

• Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX,United States

Keywords: Heart failure, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

Abstract: Heart Failure (HF) is one of the main healthcare burdens in the United States and in the world. Many drugs are approved and used in practice for management of this condition; including beta blockers, diuretics, aldosterone antagonists, Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEI’s), and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs). Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a drug with brand name Entresto (Sacubitril/Valsartan or LCZ696), an angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor for the use in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) patients instead of ACEI’s and ARBs. The drug works through angiotensin receptor blockage via valsartan as well as neprilysin inhibition with sacubitril.

This represented a new milestone in managing heart failure patients and provided yet another therapy in our armamentarium. This article reviews the stages that led to the development of this drug, the failure of its preceding agents, the lessons we have learnt, and the current trials of Entresto for new indications.

Cite this article as:

Khalil Peter*, Kabbach Ghazal , Said Sarmad and Mukherjee Debabrata , Entresto, a New Panacea for Heart Failure?, Cardiovascular & Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2018; 16 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871525716666180313121954