Heart failure

NUTRITION

• Avoid excessive sodium intake (< 5g/day) (1)

• Avoid large volumes of fluid intake (2)

• Avoid excessive alcohol intake (2)

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

• Regular physical activity (2)

• Improves exercise tolerance and capacity, health related QOL, and reduces hospitalization (2)

• High intensity interval training improves peak oxygen consumption, VO2 (2)

• Supervised exercise rehabilitation programme is recommended for people who are frail, and have more severe disease (2)

SMOKING

• Smoking cessation (2)

WEIGHT

• Maintain a normal weight (2)

Prevention

• Regular physical activity (2)

• Smoking cessation (2)

• Maintain a normal weight (2)

• Avoid excessive alcohol intake (2)

• A healthy diet (2)