Evaluating Effect of Low-Sodium and Regular Diets on Heart Failure Outcomes
Maya Guglin, MD
Summary
The purpose of this study is to understand if low sodium (cardiac) diet is indeed necessary for better health outcomes in patients who suffered heart failure. This study will investigate the association between sodium intake and risk for 30-day re-admission in Heart Failure (HF) patients.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Above 18 years of age * Hospitalization due to Heart Failure admitted within 24 hours Exclusion Criteria: * Concomitant hypertension (blood pressure \>150/90 mmHg on admission) * End stage renal disease (on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis * Cardiogenic shock
Interventions
- OtherNormal Salt Diet
This study will allow regular diet 3-4 g Na-Salt per day in patients with acute HF as an intervention, because the standard recommendation for such patients is cardiac diet with 2 g Na per day. The intervention will end when the patient is discharged from the hospital. They will follow routine clinical care recommendations after discharge from hospital.
- OtherCardiac Diet
This arm of study will allow the cardiac diet with 2 g Na per day, that is standard recommendation for HF patients. They will follow routine clinical care recommendations after discharge from hospital.
Location
- Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Hospital - New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey