Effect of n-3 fatty acids on carotid atherosclerosis and haemostasis in patients with combined hyperlipoproteinemia: A double-blind pilot study in primary prevention

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 367-375

  Baldassarre, Damiano ^a,b   Amato, Mauro ^b   Eligini, Sonia ^a   Barbieri, Silvia S ^a   Mussoni, Luciana ^a   Frigerio, Beatrice ^a   Kozàkovà, Michaela ^c   Tremoli, Elena ^a,b   Sirtori, Cesare R ^a   Colli, Susanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid ultrasound; Hyperlipidemic patients; Imaging; Lipoproteins; Platelet function

Indexed keywords

LIPID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE 2; INTIMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; THROMBOCYTE;

AGED; BLOOD PLATELETS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 38949163856     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: 13652060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07853890600852880     Document Type: Article

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