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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2025

High and Low Adherence to Mediterranean and DASH Diet Patterns and the Risk of Heart Failure: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.

Mehmet Emin Arayici, Mustafa Eray Kilic, Mehmet Birhan Yilmaz

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  3. Well-Known and Novel Behavioural Risk Factors for Heart Failure.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026
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Mehmet Emin ArayiciDepartment of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, 35340 İzmir, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-0492-5129
Mustafa Eray KilicDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, 35340 İzmir, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-0894-8790
Mehmet Birhan YilmazDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, 35340 İzmir, Türkiye.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe relationship between heart failure (HF) and Mediterranean and DASH diets is not well delineated. This meta-analysis aimed to assess the effectiveness of high adherence to Mediterranean and DASH diets compared to low adherence in reducing the risk of incident HF (primary prevention of HF) and reducing all-cause mortality in patients with HF (secondary prevention of HF).

methodsThe reporting stages of this meta-analysis closely adhered to the PRISMA guidelines. A comprehensive literature search was undertaken for published papers in PubMed, Embase, EBSCO, ICTRP, and the NIH clinical trials databases.

resultsA total of 16 reports from 14 studies were included in this paper. A significant inverse association was identified between high adherence to the Mediterranean diet model (compared to low adherence) and the risk of incident HF (OR = 0.77, 95% CI: 0.63-0.93,

conclusionsThis paper demonstrated that high adherence to Mediterranean and DASH diets significantly reduced the risk of incident HF among individuals without a previous diagnosis of HF, whereas only high adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with lower all-cause mortality among patients with HF.

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DASH dietheart failureMediterranean dietmeta-analysis

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PMCPMC11766615

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