Omega-3 fatty acids for cardioprotection

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 324-332

  Lee, John H ^a   O'Keefe, James H ^a,e   Lavie, Carl J ^b   Marchioli, Roberto ^c   Harris, William S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LIPID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; STATINE DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART PROTECTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LIPID ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41549119047     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/83.3.324     Document Type: Review

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