Prof. E.Ya. Nikolenko, PHD K.V. Vovk, ass. professor E.L. Pavlova, ass. professor O.A. Salun V.N.
V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Department of General Practice-Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
Choosing the best drug for the treatment of cardiac patients remains one of the most important aspects of medical practice. The purpose of this review is to select the optimal beta-blocker for the treatment of patients with chronic heart failure and patients with acute myocardial infarction by comparing the efficacy of carvedilol and metoprolol succinate, as both drugs significantly reduce mortality rates and reduce hospitalization. The results of meta-analyzes, randomized trials comparing the efficacy of carvedilol and metoprolol succinate in the treatment of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and patients with acute myocardial infarction were analyzed. Conflicting data received. According to the study “Effect of carvedilol vs metoprolol succinate on mortality in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction”, a meta-analysis published in the American Journal of Cardiology in 2013, carvedilol is significantly more effective than metoprolol succinate in treatment of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and patients with acute myocardial infarction, while meta-analyzes of 2015 and 2017 showed no preference for carvedilol over metoprolol succinate. Based on the results, concluded that the data obtained is not sufficient to argue that carvedilol is more effective than metoprolol succinate for this category of patients in terms of reducing the risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and reducing hospitalization. This problem requires further extensive research.
Key words: beta-blocker, heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, carvedilol, metoprolol succinate.
https://dx.doi.org/10.15407/internalmed2021.01.036
For citing:
1. Ніколенко, Є.Я., Вовк, К.В., Павлова, О.Л., Салун, О.О. Карведілол проти метопрололу сукцинату при лікуванні пацієнтів із серцевою недостатністю зі зниженою фракцією викиду лівого шлуночка та пацієнтів із гострим інфарктом міокарда // Східноєвропейський журнал внутрішньої та сімейної медицини. – 2021. – №1. – С. 36-39. doi: 10.15407/internalmed2021.01.036
2. Nikolenko EYa, Vovk KV, Pavlova OL, Salun OO. [Carvedilol versus metoprolol succinate in the treatment of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and patients with acute myocardial infarction]. Shidnoevr. z. vnutr. simejnoi med. 2021;1:36-39. Ukrainian. doi: 10.15407/internalmed2021.01.036
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