Omega-3 fatty acid: A role in the management of cardiac arrhythmias?

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 965-974

  Cheng, Judy W M ^a,b   Santoni, Francesco ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; FISH OIL; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 55749083873     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.0765     Document Type: Article

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