Impact of new pharmacological strategies for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction: study of the effects and synergy of sacubitril/valsartan and empagliflozin

[eng] INTRODUCTION: The introduction of new drugs such as sacubitril/valsartan and empagliflozin has markedly improved clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). The role of these drugs in HF is well-established; however, their efficacy on post-acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains l...

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Autor: Martínez Falguera, Daina
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/221664
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/221664
http://hdl.handle.net/10803/694698
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cardiologia
Malalties cardiovasculars
Anàlisi de medicaments
Inflamació
Arrítmia
Cardiology
Cardiovascular diseases
Drugs analysis
Inflammation
Arrhythmia
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Sumario:[eng] INTRODUCTION: The introduction of new drugs such as sacubitril/valsartan and empagliflozin has markedly improved clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). The role of these drugs in HF is well-established; however, their efficacy on post-acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains largely unexplored. Limited evidence exists on the safety and the potential synergistic effects when combining empagliflozin with sacubitril/valsartan post-AMI. HYPOTHESIS: The early administration of empagliflozin and/or sacubitril/valsartan after MI may exert a protective role against post-ischemic injury by reducing inflammation and oxidative stress, enhancing cardiac metabolism, and/or providing protective effects on post-AMI structural and electrical remodelling. The combination of both drugs could be safe and may have a synergistic effect. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the cardiac impact of early initiation of empagliflozin and/or sacubitril/valsartan on inflammation, oxidative stress, metabolism, myocardial fibrosis, cardiac function, electrophysiological and histological scar properties, and ventricular tachycardia (VT) inducibility in an AMI pig model.