Dietary sodium and fluid intake in heart failure. A clinical consensus statement of the Heart Failure Association of the ESC

Wilfried Mullens*, Kevin Damman, Sebastiaan Dhont, Debasish Banerjee, Antoni Bayes-Genis, Antonio Cannata, Ovidiu Chioncel, Maja Cikes, Justin Ezekowitz, Andreas J. Flammer, Pieter Martens, Alexandre Mebazaa, Robert J. Mentz, Òscar Miró, Brenda Moura, Julio Nunez, Jozine M. Ter Maaten, Jeffrey Testani, Roland van Kimmenade, Frederik H. VerbruggeMarco Metra, Giuseppe M.C. Rosano, Gerasimos Filippatos*

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Abstract

Sodium and fluid restriction has traditionally been advocated in patients with heart failure (HF) due to their sodium and water avid state. However, most evidence regarding the altered sodium handling, fluid homeostasis and congestion-related signs and symptoms in patients with HF originates from untreated patient cohorts and physiological investigations. Recent data challenge the beneficial role of dietary sodium and fluid restriction in HF. Consequently, the European Society of Cardiology HF guidelines have gradually downgraded these recommendations over time, now advising for the limitation of salt intake to no more than 5 g/day in patients with HF, while contemplating fluid restriction of 1.5–2 L/day only in selected patients. Therefore, the objective of this clinical consensus statement is to provide advice on fluid and sodium intake in patients with acute and chronic HF, based on contemporary evidence and expert opinion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)730-741
Number of pages12
JournalEuropean Journal of Heart Failure
Volume26
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12-Apr-2024

Keywords

  • Fluid
  • Heart failure
  • Sodium

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