Design and Region-Specific Adaptation of the Dietary Intervention Used in the SODIUM-HF Trial: A Multicentre Study.

Background: Restricting dietary sodium consumption has been considered a major component of self-care management in heart failure (HF); however, the evidence supporting this recommendation has not been conclusive. The tudy f ietary ntervention nder 100 MOL in eart ailure (SODIUM-HF) trial aims to assess the effects of dietary sodium reduction on clinical outcomes in a HF population using a pragmatic design to provide empirical evidence to guide dietary sodium intake recommendations in patients with chronic HF.

Methods: SODIUM-HF is a multicentre, open-label, blinded adjudicated endpoint, randomized controlled trial in ambulatory patients with chronic HF.

Validation of a self-administered version of the Mediterranean diet scale (MDS) for cardiac rehabilitation patients in Canada.

The Mediterranean dietary pattern has been linked with lower incidence of cardiovascular disease and the Mediterranean diet scale (MDS) has been created to incorporate and test the inherent characteristics of this dietary pattern. This study aimed to psychometrically validate a self-administered version of the MDS in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) patients in Canada. To establish content validity, the scale was reviewed by an expert interdisciplinary panel.

Cardiac rehabilitation wait times: effect on enrollment.

Purpose: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a proven effective means for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. Timely access to CR services is key to promoting patient participation and ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Despite wait time benchmarks having been established, research regarding how long patients wait to enter CR following referral receipt is limited.