Aggressive fluid and sodium restriction in decompensated heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF): results from a randomized clinical trial

• Salt/water restriction in Heart Failure has been questioned.• Salt/water restriction may offer no clinical benefit for HFREF patients.• Aggressive salt/water restriction does not provide clinical benefits in HFPEF.• It may produce more thirst and may impair the patients' food intake.• It does not seem to have neurohormonal effect in HFPEF patients.

Source: Nutrition - March 22, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Karina Sanches Machado d'Almeida, Eneida Rejane Rabelo-Silva, Gabriela Corr êa Souza, Melina Maria Trojahn, Sofia Louise Santin Barilli, Graziella Aliti, Luís Eduardo Rohde, Andreia Biolo, Luís Beck-da-Silva Source Type: research