title: Essential fatty acids and their metabolites could function as endogenous HMG-CoA reductase and ACE enzyme inhibitors, anti-arrhythmic, anti-hypertensive, anti-atherosclerotic, anti-inflammatory, cytoprotective, and cardioprotective molecules.
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D020011:Protective Agents; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential; D020011:Protective Agents