n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the cardiovascular system.
n-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids, mainly those contained in fish oils, are candidates for inclusion in secondary prevention programmes for coronary heart disease, based on the results of recent randomized trials in humans. Marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids retard coronary atherosclerosis and appear to prevent fatal arrhythmias; and they decrease mortality subsequent to myocardial infarction.
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Medizinische Klinik Innenstadt, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany. pangerer@medinn.med.uni-muenchen.de
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D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002319:Cardiovascular System; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control
D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D005395:Fish Oils