Abstract
Background: Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a major health problem, representing the main cause of hospitalization in people over 65 years of age. Several studies have associated the Mediterranean diet with a cardioprotective function, improving prognoses in patients with high cardiovascular risk. Our main objective is to determine whether higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with a lower severity of CHF, based on the number of decompensations and disease complications. Methods: This study was a single-center retrospective cohort study conducted at the Virgen del Rocío Hospital (Seville). Adherence to a Mediterranean diet was determined by the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) in patients with chronic heart failure in a state of clinical stability, the number of decompensations in the 12 months before inclusion, cardiac biomarkers (NT-proBNP and CA125), evaluation of dyspnea, and quality of life assessment according to NYHA and KCCQ scales and analytical profiles. Results: Seventy-two patients were included (35 with high adherence to the Mediterranean diet and 37 with low adherence). The mean age was 81.29 ± 0.86 years. A trend towards fewer decompensations (1.49 ± 0.14 vs. 1.92 ± 0.17, p = 0.054) and lower NT-proBNP values (2897.02 ± 617.16 vs. 5227.96 ± 1047.12; p = 0.088) was observed in patients with high adherence compared to those with low adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Conclusions: Our results suggest that patients with CHF and high adherence to the Mediterranean diet have a tendency towards an improved cardiac profile, indicated by fewer decompensations and lower NT-proBNP levels. Future clinical trials are needed to substantiate these hypotheses.
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Jiménez-Torres, J.; Jiménez-Juan, C.; Villa-Martínez, A.; Gutiérrez-García, M.; Moreno-Gaviño, L.; Aparicio-Santos, R.; Romero-Muñoz, Á.; Goncet-Cansino, M.J.; Barón-Franco, B.; Bernabeu-Wittel, M.
The Influence of Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet on Decompensation in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure. Nutrients 2024, 16, 3278.
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16193278
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Jiménez-Torres J, Jiménez-Juan C, Villa-Martínez A, Gutiérrez-García M, Moreno-Gaviño L, Aparicio-Santos R, Romero-Muñoz Á, Goncet-Cansino MJ, Barón-Franco B, Bernabeu-Wittel M.
The Influence of Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet on Decompensation in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure. Nutrients. 2024; 16(19):3278.
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16193278
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Jiménez-Torres, Jose, Carlos Jiménez-Juan, Ana Villa-Martínez, Marta Gutiérrez-García, Lourdes Moreno-Gaviño, Reyes Aparicio-Santos, Ángela Romero-Muñoz, M. José Goncet-Cansino, Bosco Barón-Franco, and Máximo Bernabeu-Wittel.
2024. "The Influence of Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet on Decompensation in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure" Nutrients 16, no. 19: 3278.
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16193278
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