Low-Salt Diet

A narrative review found no evidence that sodium restriction affects morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure.

Healio has compiled a list of the top headlines in cardiology from February 2024.

In November, the FDA approved two renal denervation devices for people with uncontrolled hypertension despite maximally tolerated therapies. The approvals ushered in the first-ever interventional procedures with indications to lower BP.

Patients experienced a 7 mm Hg or greater reduction in systolic BP after switching to a low-salt diet, according to a trial presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

PHILADELPHIA — Switching to a low-sodium diet conferred BP benefits similar to that of hydrochlorothiazide, a common first-line antihypertensive medication, a speaker reported.

Data suggest reducing sodium limits on prepackaged foods to comply with new WHO benchmarks could prevent nearly 1,800 deaths and thousands of related diseases on a population level in Australia per year, researchers reported.

The top Healio/OSN articles about glaucoma in 2022 included a report about the increased risk for glaucoma in patients on antihypertensive therapy with frequent dietary salt intake.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Oral sodium chloride supplementation during IV diuresis resulted in similar changes in serum creatinine and body weight at 96 hours vs. placebo in patients hospitalized for acute HF, a speaker reported.

Salt substitutes consistently improved BP and lowered risk for mortality, CV mortality and CV events, according to a meta-analysis published in Heart.

In adults with mild hypertension, a Chinese cuisine-based, heart-healthy diet that reduced sodium intake by half significantly reduced systolic and diastolic BP compared with traditional Chinese diets, researchers reported.