ReviewNutrients2022
Fluid and Salt Balance and the Role of Nutrition in Heart Failure.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Engaging Patients with Heart Failure in Diet and Nutritional Health Behaviors Through mHealth Applications - A Restricted, Systematic Review.Current heart failure reports · 2026Pooled it
- Can trigeminal sensations impact saltiness perception? A mini-review.Journal of the science of food and agriculture · 2026Review
- Safety and Efficacy of Salt Restriction Across the Spectrum of Heart Failure.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Review
- Association between geriatric nutritional risk index and risk of heart failure: a cross-sectional study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
- Pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases: effects of mitochondrial CF6 on endothelial cell function.Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2025Review
- How PPAR-alpha mediated inflammation may affect the pathophysiology of chronic kidney disease.Current research in physiology · 2025Review
- Improving Nutritional Status in Chronic Heart Failure Patients: Effectiveness of a Transtheoretical Model-Based Stepwise Nutritional Management Program.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Article
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The Role of Healthy and Unhealthy Dietary Patterns-A Comprehensive Review.Food science & nutrition · 2024Review
- Nutritional and Nutraceutical Support to the Failing Myocardium: A Possible Way of Potentiating the Current Treatment of Heart Failure.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Association of baseline serum sodium with long-term outcomes in newly diagnosed coronary heart disease patients without heart failure: a prospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Cutting the Gordian knot of diuretic resistance using continuous ultrafiltration in a Holt-Oram patient with decompensated heart failure and Eisenmenger syndrome: a case report.European heart journal. Case reports · 2024Article
- The Role of NT-proBNP Levels in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction-It Is Not Always a Hide-and-Seek Game.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Review
- Fluid and Salt Balance Are Things We Often Overlook: Could Our Understanding of Fluid Dynamics Change How We Tackle Heart failure?Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2024Article
- Admission blood glucose and 30-day mortality in patients with acute decompensated heart failure: prognostic significance in individuals with and without diabetes.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Lifestyle Modification in Heart Failure Management: Are We Using Evidence-Based Recommendations in Real World Practice?International journal of heart failure · 2023Review
- Lower hydration status increased diabetic retinopathy among middle-aged adults and older adults: Results from NHANES 2005-2008.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
The main challenges in heart failure (HF) treatment are to manage patients with refractory acute decompensated HF and to stabilize the clinical status of a patient with chronic heart failure. Beyond the use of medications targeted in the inhibition of the neurohormonal system, the balance of salt and fluid plays an important role in the maintenance of clinical compensation in respect of renal function. In the case of heart failure, a debate of opinion exists on salt restriction. Restricted dietary sodium might lead to worse outcomes in heart failure patients due to the activation of the neurohormonal system and malnutrition. On the contrary, positive sodium balance is the primary driver of water retention and, ultimately, volume overload in acute HF. Some recent studies reported associations of decreased salt consumption with higher readmission rates and increased mortality. Thus, the usefulness of salt restriction in heart failure management remains debated. The use of individualized nutritional support, compared with standard hospital food, was effective in reducing these risks, particularly in the group of patients at high nutritional risk.
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