Impact of sacubitril/valsartan on implantable defibrillator eligibility in heart failure: a real-world experience

OBJECTIVE: Current guidelines recommend an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) in patients with symptomatic heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF; left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] ≤35%) despite ≥3 months of optimal medical therapy. Recent observations demonstrated that sacubitril/valsartan induces beneficial reverse cardiac remodeling in eligible HFrEF patients. Given the pivotal role of LVEF in the … Continue reading Impact of sacubitril/valsartan on implantable defibrillator eligibility in heart failure: a real-world experience