For decades, sodium restriction has been a cornerstone in the management of heart failure, driven by the belief that reducing salt intake helps control fluid retention and improve outcomes. Heart ...

Strict sodium intake — with or without restrictions on fluid intake — is unlikely to confer clinical benefits on patients with heart failure, reported investigators. Their review of studies showed ...

New studies say restricting salt intake can reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in certain patients, but cannot reduce the risks of morbidity and death in patients with heart failure. New ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sodium restriction does not appear to affect morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure but does ...

Sodium restriction has long been the cornerstone of self-care for patients with heart failure (HF), given the relevance of fluid balance in HF and the potential contribution of dietary sodium to fluid ...

The study, published June 26 in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation, reviewed articles in PubMed between 2000 and 2023 that dealt with sodium restrictions. The review found severe salt ...