Evidence for the cardioprotective effects of omega-3 fatty acids

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1950-1956

  Carroll, Douglas N ^b   Roth, Mary T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular effects; Omega 3 fatty acids

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; CARDIOTONIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GREENLAND; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUDDEN DEATH; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; META ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS; CORONARY DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036894730     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1A314     Document Type: Article

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