Hypertension prophylaxis with omega-3 fatty acids in heart transplant recipients

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1324-1331

  Andreassen, Arne K ^a   Hartmann, Anders ^a   Offstad, Jon ^a   Geiran, Odd ^a   Kvernebo, Knut ^b   Simonsen, Svein ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031006873     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(97)82757-X     Document Type: Article

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