This is the first large-scale study examining the effects of fluid restriction in heart failure. The findings show that limiting fluid intake does not improve health outcomes. Whether or not ...

Aims European and American guidelines have recommended salt and fluid restriction for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) despite scarce scientific evidence. Therefore, we investigated the ...

The study, published in Nature Medicine, shows that restricting fluids does not actually help people with stable heart ...

Thirst was higher in those with fluid restriction, while there was no difference in any of the exploratory safety outcomes. Our conclusion is that in patients with stable heart failure there is no ...

The 2022 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/Heart Failure Society of America guidelines acknowledge that fluid restriction is commonly recommended for HF patients, but say ...

This is the first large-scale study examining the effects of fluid restriction in heart failure. The findings show that limiting fluid intake does not improve health outcomes. Whether or not ...

"The study questions the benefit of fluid restriction in patients with chronic heart failure," said investigator Roland van Kimmenade, a cardiologist at Radboud University Medical Centre in ...