[Evaluation of the degree of adherence to the Mediterranean diet in patients with heart failure: DIME-EAHFE study].
Analyze the adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MeD) by patients with heart failure (HF) Method. We included consecutive patients diagnosed with HF in 4 hospitals. The data collected included epidemiologi-cal, comorbidities, basal situation and usual treatment. Adherence to the MeD was assessed by telephone interview with the MEDAS-14 questionnaire.



A total of 411 patients were included: age 77 (15) years, 56% women, with a high number of risk factors and cardiovascular comorbidity, 58.9% of patients had an adequate adherence to MeD. Of the 14 dietetic items in the ME-DAS-14 the low adherence to the recommended quantity of wine (≥7 glasses/week, 14 %) and nuts (≥3 rations/week, 17%) was of note. The MEDAS-14 score was 8.9 (1.7) points. Adequate adherence to the MeD was observed in 59% of the patients.



The MEDAS-14 questionnaire identified aspects which may be improved in the diet of patients with HF.
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Servicio de Urgencias Generales, Hospital General de Alicante, Alicante, Spain. llorens_ped@gva.es.
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D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D038441:Diet, Mediterranean; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D057566:Self Report