PMID- 25177670 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20140901 LR - 20211021 IS - 2251-9130 (Print) IS - 2251-9149 (Electronic) IS - 2251-9130 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 3 DP - 2014 Sep TI - Salt intake is associated with inflammation in chronic heart failure. PG - 89-93 AB - BACKGROUND: Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) is highly prevalent and is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. It has been well established that excessive intake of sodium chloride (salt) induced hypertension in some populations. Although salt seems to induce cardiovascular diseases through elevation of blood pressure, it has also been indicated that salt can induce cardiovascular diseases independently from blood pressure elevation. OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to evaluate the association between salt consumption and inflammation in CHF patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This study was conducted on 86 patients between 18 and 65 years old who were diagnosed with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class I and II heart failure. Salt intake was calculated by using 24 hour urine sodium excretion. Besides, the association between inflammation and daily salt intake was evaluated regarding C - reactive protein (CPR), High sensitive CRP (HsCPR), Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), and ferritin and fibrinogen levels using Pearson correlation analysis. RESULTS: Our results showed a statistically significant difference between the low (n = 41) and high (n = 45) salt intake groups in terms of serum HsCRP levels (5.21 +/- 2.62 vs. 6.36 +/- 2.64) (P < 0.048). Additionally, a significant correlation was observed between the amount of salt consumption and HsCRP levels. In this study, daily salt consumption of the enrolled patients was 8.53 gram/day. The medications and even the blood pressures were similar in the two groups, but daily pill count, prevalence of hypertension, and coronary heart disease were higher in the high salt intake group; however, the differences were not statistically significant (P = 0.065). Also, no significant difference was observed between the groups concerning the inflammation markers, such as CRP, ESR, ferritin, and fibrinogen. CONCLUSIONS: Neurohumoral and inflammatory factors are thought to contribute to high mortality and morbidity rates in CHF. Yet, inflammatory markers may early diagnose CHF and predict the prognosis. Excessive salt intake also worsens the inflammation as well as volume control. FAU - Azak, Alper AU - Azak A AD - Department of Nephrology, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. FAU - Huddam, Bulent AU - Huddam B AD - Department of Nephrology, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. FAU - Gonen, Namik AU - Gonen N AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. FAU - Yilmaz, Seref Rahmi AU - Yilmaz SR AD - Department of Nephrology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. FAU - Kocak, Gulay AU - Kocak G AD - Department of Nephrology, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. FAU - Duranay, Murat AU - Duranay M AD - Department of Nephrology, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20140901 PL - Netherlands TA - Int Cardiovasc Res J JT - International cardiovascular research journal JID - 101606869 PMC - PMC4109042 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Heart Failure OT - Inflammation OT - Sodium Dietary EDAT- 2014/09/02 06:00 MHDA- 2014/09/02 06:01 PMCR- 2014/09/01 CRDT- 2014/09/02 06:00 PHST- 2013/11/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/02/13 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/05/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/09/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/09/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/09/02 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2014/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release] PST - ppublish SO - Int Cardiovasc Res J. 2014 Sep;8(3):89-93. Epub 2014 Sep 1.