This study aimed to compare the effects of ARNI monotherapy versus combined ARNI and SGLT2 inhibitor therapy on Mitral Remodeling Index (MRIx) and Functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) remodeling in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).
This was a retrospective observational cohort study conducted at Madinah Cardiac Center (MCC), Saudi Arabia, a tertiary referral center with a high-volume heart-failure unit and advanced echocardiographic services. Consecutive patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) were enrolled between \[January 2025\] and \[December 2025\]. Eligible patients were on sacubitril/valsartan (ARNI), either as monotherapy or in combination with a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, according to contemporary heart failure guidelines and treating physician discretion. The study protocol conformed to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the local institutional ethics committee; Madinah Cardiac Center before the beginning of the study. • Treatment Groups Patients were stratified into two groups based on pharmacological therapy: 1. ARNI Monotherapy Group: Patients receiving sacubitril/valsartan without concomitant SGLT2 inhibitor therapy. 2. Combination Therapy Group: Patients receiving sacubitril/valsartan in combination with an SGLT2 inhibitor (empagliflozin 10 mg daily).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
180
Patients receiving Sacubitril/Valsartan 49 MG-51 MG Oral Tablet without concomitant SGLT2 inhibitor therapy.
Combination Therapy Group: Patients receiving Sacubitril/Valsartan 49 MG-51 MG Oral Tablet in combination with an SGLT2 inhibitor (empagliflozin 10 mg daily).
Madinah Cardiac Center
Madinah, Saudi Arabia
RECRUITINGLVEF %
Change in left ventricular ejection fraction percent
Time frame: 6 months
Left Atrial Volume index (LAVI)
Change Left Atrial Volume index (LAVI)
Time frame: 6 months
Mitral Remodeling Index
Change in Mitral Remodeling Index
Time frame: 6 months
Peak GLS number
Change in Peak Global Longitudinal Strain
Time frame: 6 months
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