Table 3.
Low dose of sacubitril–valsartan (N = 38) | Medium/high dose of sacubitril–valsartan (N = 25) | |||||
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Before sacubitril–valsartan | After sacubitril–valsartan | P value | Before sacubitril–valsartan | After sacubitril–valsartan | P value | |
LVEF (%) | 32 [26.5; 35] | 41.5 [32; 58.5] | < 0.001 | 35 [29.5; 38.5] | 45 [37; 52] | <0.001 |
Left ventricle end‐diastolic volume (mL) | 147 [122; 183] | 134 [108; 174] | 0.048 | 142 [115; 184] | 125 [106; 152] | 0.046 |
Left ventricle end‐systolic volume (mL) | 96 [75; 132] | 79 [56; 112] | 0.001 | 92 [71; 127.5] | 70 [49.5; 94] | 0.006 |
NT‐proBNP (pg/mL) | 1552 [838; 6460] | 946 [320; 2658] | 0.009 | 1490 [492; 2245] | 590 [348; 1011] | 0.027 |
NYHA functional class | 2.3 ± 0.7 | 1.6 ± 0.6 | <0.001 | 2.1 ± 0.7 | 1.6 ± 0.6 | 0.001 |
LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; NT‐proBNP, N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide; NYHA, New York Heart Association.
Values are median [inter‐quartile range].