Sodium Restriction in Patients With Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials
Abstract
Background: Sodium restriction is a nonpharmacologic treatment suggested by practice guidelines for the management of patients with heart failure (HF). In this study, we synthesized the data from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effects of sodium restriction on clinical outcomes in patients with HF.
The Need for Fiber Addition in Symptomatic Heart Failure (FEAST-HF): A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial
Abstract
Preclinical and observational studies suggest that the gut microbiome plays a role in the pathogenesis of heart failure (HF); the gut microbiome may be modified by fermentable dietary fibre (FDF). The Need for Fiber Addition in Symptomatic Heart Failure (FEAST-HF) trial evaluated feasibility of recruitment and supplementation with FDF in HF and whether FDF (acacia), compared to control, reduced the level of N-terminal pro–b-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and growth stimulation expressed gene 2 (ST2), and produced changes in the gut microbiome.
The diabetes education material on diabetes for website: Results of a validation process
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Objective to validate an educational material on diabetes through an expert consensus for its implementation into a web site.