Abstract

Dietary sodium restriction in heart failure (HF) is a traditional component of HF care, but the sparse data on its impact on outcomes are conflicting. Nevertheless, the concept has physiological face validity, and American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines support “some degree” of sodium restriction in patients with symptomatic HF, in a class IIa recommendation based on expert consensus. Now, investigators have analyzed observational data on sodium restriction from HART, an NIH-sponsored study. The substudy cohort contained 130 patients …

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