• Intervention
    For the patient with heart failure, does supplementing with folate and/or B12 provide beneficial outcomes?
    • Conclusion

      Folate supplementation (0.8-5.0mg daily), given with other micronutrient supplements, may result in beneficial outcomes in patients with heart failure. Possible benefits include: Decrease in homocysteine levels, endothelium-dependent vasodilator acetylcholine and arterial blood pressure and improvements in left ventricular volume, ejection fraction and quality of life scores.

      Vitamin B12 supplementation (200mcg to 500mcg daily), given with other micronutrient supplements, may result in beneficial outcomes in patients with heart failure. Possible benefits include: Decreases in homocysteine levels, endothelium-dependent vasodilator acetylcholine, arterial blood pressure and improvements in left ventricular volume, ejection fraction and quality of life scores.

    • Grade: III
      • Grade I means there is Good/Strong evidence supporting the statement;
      • Grade II is Fair;
      • Grade III is Limited/Weak;
      • Grade IV is Expert Opinion Only;
      • Grade V is Not Assignable.
      • High (A) means we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect;
      • Moderate (B) means we are moderately confident in the effect estimate;
      • Low (C) means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited;
      • Very Low (D) means we have very little confidence in the effect estimate.
      • Ungraded means a grade is not assignable.