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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

DASH Diet Softens Stiff Hearts

When hypertensive patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) follow a sodium-restricted diet, several key factors that contribute to their heart failure improve, a pilot study found.
  • When hypertensive patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) follow a sodium-restricted diet, several key factors that contribute to their heart failure improve.
  • Note that in the current study, the DASH diet was associated with improved ventricular-arterial coupling, as well as reduced arterial stiffening.  http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/HFSA/41865

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