Adherence to a Mediterranean diet was determined by the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) in patients with chronic heart failure in a state of clinical stability, the number of decompensations in the 12 months before inclusion, cardiac biomarkers (NT-proBNP and CA125), evaluation of dyspnea, and quality of life assessment according to NYHA and KCCQ scales and analytical profiles. The gene discussed is NPPB; the disease is congestive heart failure.