title: The consumption of the carp meat and plasma lipids in secondary prevention in the heart ischemic disease patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Omega-3 fatty acids (FA) have been shown to be protective against cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The effect of the consumption of carp meat on CVD risk factors has not yet been examined in detail. We ascertained the influence of a diet enriched with carp meat with an elevated content of omega-3FA (200 g twice weekly for 4 weeks) in a group of subjects after cardiac revascularization surgery for ischemic heart disease with a follow-up spa treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  After cardiac revascularization surgery, the probands consumed either a standard spa diet (56 individuals, 41 males, 15 females, age 41-80 years) or a diet enriched with two portions of carp meat (87 individuals, 64 males, 23 females, age 50-82 years). The differences in body mass index (kg/m²), blood pressure, plasma lipids and C-reactive protein (CRP) of the groups were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the group with a higher consumption of carp meat, significantly greater improvements in lipid parameters in comparison to the standard spa diet were detected (total cholesterol p<0.001, triglycerides p<0.001, LDL-C p<0.001, CRP p<0.001, HDL-C p<0.001). No differences between these groups in blood pressure and body mass index were found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We conclude that the diet enriched with carp meat significantly improved plasma lipid parameters in patients after major cardiac revascularization surgery.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic. vead@ikem.cz
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Adámková
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kacer
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mraz
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Suchanek
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pickova
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Králova Lesná
authors.forename: Jelena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skibova
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kozak
authors.forename: Vit
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maratka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D002347:Carps; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D018153:Czech Republic; D004032:Diet; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D055502:Secondary Prevention / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D008055:Lipids; D002097:C-Reactive Protein