title: Fish oil for prevention of sudden death in hemodialysis patients?
abstract: Friedman et al. report that hemodialysis patients with the highest levels of n-3 fatty acids had impressively low odds of sudden cardiac death. The study is limited by a small sample size, and the analysis relies on only a single baseline measurement of blood levels. Recent randomized evidence indeed fails to support that n-3 fatty acids may prevent sudden death in nonrenal patients. More evidence is needed to advocate fish oil in this setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Service of Nephrology, University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland. Daniel.Teta@chuv.ch
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Teta
mesh_terms: D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000401:mortality*; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3