Fish oil (omega-3 fatty acids) in treatment of hypertriglyceridemia. A practical approach for the primary care physician.
Omega-3 fatty acids, found commercially in fish oil concentrate, may be a useful and safe treatment in lowering elevated triglyceride blood levels. A case is presented of a severely hypertriglyceridemic patient with an idiopathic adverse reaction to gemfibrozil and clofibrate who demonstrated a significant response with fish oil therapy. The benefits and risks of fish oil treatment are discussed.
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Lipid Center, Audubon Hospital, Louisville, KY.
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D000368:Aged; D002994:Clofibrate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D015248:Gemfibrozil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008148:Lovastatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009525:Niacin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011320:Primary Health Care
D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D008055:Lipids; D009525:Niacin; D008148:Lovastatin; D002994:Clofibrate; D015248:Gemfibrozil