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Sacubitril/Valsartan Averts Adverse Post-Infarction Ventricular Remodeling and Preserves Systolic Function in Rabbits.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2018 November 7
BACKGROUND: Sacubitril/valsartan (SAC/VAL) is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the effects of SAC/VAL on acute myocardial infarction (MI) and cardiac remodeling in a translational rabbit model of MI.
METHODS: New Zealand White rabbits were sedated and underwent conscious MI (45-min ischemia) by balloon inflation (previously implanted surgically) followed by 72 h (acute protocol) or 10 weeks (chronic protocols) of reperfusion. "Infarct-sparing" protocol: SAC/VAL, VAL, or placebo were randomly allocated and administered at reperfusion. "HFrEF-treatment" protocol: rabbits were randomized, and treatment commenced after echocardiography-confirmed left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤40%. "HFrEF-prevention" protocol: treatment started at reperfusion and continued daily throughout the study.
RESULTS: Compared with placebo, SAC/VAL and VAL significantly reduced infarct size (TTC staining) and plasma troponin levels; however, only SAC/VAL preserved LVEF at 72 h post-MI. In the HFrEF-treatment protocol, LVEF improvement was observed with SAC/VAL compared with both placebo and VAL starting 2 weeks post-treatment, a benefit that persisted throughout study duration. In the HFrEF-prevention protocol, SAC/VAL and VAL attenuated the decline in LVEF post-MI, although SAC/VAL offered better functional protection. The functional improvement observed in both treatment protocols was paralleled by significant reduction in left ventricular (LV) scar size (Picrosirius red staining) in the SAC/VAL groups.
CONCLUSIONS: Reperfusion therapy with SAC/VAL or VAL offers robust acute infarct-sparing benefits; however, SAC/VAL treatment offered superior short-term and long-term benefits in preventing MI-induced LV dysfunction compared with VAL. SAC/VAL also significantly attenuated LV scar size following MI compared with placebo, whereas VAL did not reach statistical significance in scar reduction.
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the effects of SAC/VAL on acute myocardial infarction (MI) and cardiac remodeling in a translational rabbit model of MI.
METHODS: New Zealand White rabbits were sedated and underwent conscious MI (45-min ischemia) by balloon inflation (previously implanted surgically) followed by 72 h (acute protocol) or 10 weeks (chronic protocols) of reperfusion. "Infarct-sparing" protocol: SAC/VAL, VAL, or placebo were randomly allocated and administered at reperfusion. "HFrEF-treatment" protocol: rabbits were randomized, and treatment commenced after echocardiography-confirmed left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤40%. "HFrEF-prevention" protocol: treatment started at reperfusion and continued daily throughout the study.
RESULTS: Compared with placebo, SAC/VAL and VAL significantly reduced infarct size (TTC staining) and plasma troponin levels; however, only SAC/VAL preserved LVEF at 72 h post-MI. In the HFrEF-treatment protocol, LVEF improvement was observed with SAC/VAL compared with both placebo and VAL starting 2 weeks post-treatment, a benefit that persisted throughout study duration. In the HFrEF-prevention protocol, SAC/VAL and VAL attenuated the decline in LVEF post-MI, although SAC/VAL offered better functional protection. The functional improvement observed in both treatment protocols was paralleled by significant reduction in left ventricular (LV) scar size (Picrosirius red staining) in the SAC/VAL groups.
CONCLUSIONS: Reperfusion therapy with SAC/VAL or VAL offers robust acute infarct-sparing benefits; however, SAC/VAL treatment offered superior short-term and long-term benefits in preventing MI-induced LV dysfunction compared with VAL. SAC/VAL also significantly attenuated LV scar size following MI compared with placebo, whereas VAL did not reach statistical significance in scar reduction.
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