Is fish oil good or bad for heart disease? Two trials with apparently conflicting results

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-163

  Burr, M L ^a   Dunstan, F D J ^a   George, C H ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Fish; Heart disease

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; FISH OIL; NIFEDIPINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG CAPSULE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HEART DEATH; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; SUDDEN DEATH; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANGINA PECTORIS; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FISH OILS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32044471070     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-005-0784-1     Document Type: Article

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