American Association of Heart Failure Nurses Best Practices paper: Literature synthesis and guideline review for dietary sodium restriction

Dietary Sodium restriction in stable outpatients with heart failure (HF) has been a commonly prescribed self-care management strategy1 based on the pathogenesis of fluid congestion in HF. However, supporting evidence for a prescribed sodium restricted diet is limited and current recommendations from national organizations are inconsistent.2–4 The American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association (ACCF/AHA), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) have called for additional research in this area before Class I recommendations can be endorsed.

Source: Heart and Lung - April 16, 2015 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Carolyn Miller Reilly, Kelley M. Anderson, Linda Baas, Eva Johnson, Terry A. Lennie, Connie M. Lewis, Marilyn A. Prasun Tags: AAHFN Best Practices Source Type: research