The salt paradox in heart failure

European Journal of Heart FailureEarly View Invited Editorial The salt paradox in heart failure Zachary L. Cox, Zachary L. Cox Department of Pharmacy Practice, Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy, Nashville, TN, USA Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USASearch for more papers by this authorJeffrey M. Testani, Corresponding Author Jeffrey M. Testani [email protected] Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Corresponding author. Yale University, 135 College Street, Suite 230, New Haven, CT 06510, USA. Tel: +1 215 459-3709, Fax: +1 203 746-8373, Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Zachary L. Cox, Zachary L. Cox Department of Pharmacy Practice, Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy, Nashville, TN, USA Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USASearch for more papers by this authorJeffrey M. Testani, Corresponding Author Jeffrey M. Testani [email protected] Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Corresponding author. Yale University, 135 College Street, Suite 230, New Haven, CT 06510, USA. Tel: +1 215 459-3709, Fax: +1 203 746-8373, Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 11 March 2024 https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.3194 The opinions expressed in this article are not necessarily those of the Editors of the European Journal of Heart Failure or of the European Society of Cardiology. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.3131. 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