Effects of dietary fat intake in sudden death: Reduction of death with omega-3 fatty acids

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 371-378

  Lee, Kaeng W ^b   Hamaad, Ali ^b   MacFadyen, Robert J ^b   Lip, Gregory Y H ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FISH OIL; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG MECHANISM; EATING HABIT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAT INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL;

EID: 4544337596     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-004-0040-9     Document Type: Review

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