Prevention of fatal cardiac arrhythmias by polyunsaturated fatty acids

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 71, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Kang, Jing X ^b   Leaf, Alexander ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiac arrhythmias; n 3 Fatty acids; N 6 fatty acids; Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; CALCIUM CHANNEL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; DOG; FAT INTAKE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; STROPHANTHUS GRATUS;

EID: 0033957953     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.1.202s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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