Heart and blood pressure
ARB + neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI)
Used for
Heart failure
How it works
Combines an ARB (valsartan) with sacubitril, which lets the body's own vessel-relaxing, fluid-clearing hormones last longer.
Watch for
Never taken with an ACE inhibitor.
- Examples
- sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto)
More in heart and blood pressure
- ACE inhibitorsHigh blood pressure, heart failure
- Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)High blood pressure, heart failure
- Beta blockersHigh blood pressure, fast heart rate, chest pain
- Calcium channel blockersHigh blood pressure, chest pain
- Alpha blockersEnlarged prostate (BPH); some lower blood pressure
- Thiazide diureticsHigh blood pressure, mild swelling
- Loop diureticsFluid buildup (edema), heart failure
- Potassium-sparing diureticsHeart failure, blood pressure, fluid
- NitratesChest pain (angina)
- Cardiac glycosidesHeart failure, atrial fibrillation
- AntiarrhythmicsIrregular heart rhythms
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