title: [Hemodynamic effect of unsaturated fatty acids. Do fish oils have an antihypertensive effect?].
abstract: While there is still uncertainty about a possible blood pressure lowering effect of omega-6 fatty acids (vegetable oil) in man, a number of reports have described cardiovascular effects of an increased intake of omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil). In normotensive volunteers, unchanged or mildly decreased arterial blood pressure, a decrease in the response to exogenous vasopressors, especially noradrenaline, a rise in renal blood flow, and increased sensitivity of the arterial baroreflex system have been reported. In all studies involving patients with essential hypertension reported to date, omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to decrease arterial blood pressure. So far little is known about the dose-response relationship of this blood pressure-lowering effect. In the short-term studies available to date doses of more than 5 g/day of omega-3 fatty acids were necessary to effectively lower blood pressure. At present, the mechanism of the cardiovascular effects of fish oil is also unknown.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Düsing
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D005395:Fish Oils
vernacular_title: Hämodynamische Wirkung ungesättigter Fettsäuren. Sind Fischöle antihypertensiv wirksam?