Fish consumption, marine omega-3 fatty acids, and incidence of heart failure: A population-based prospective study of middle-aged and elderly men

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1495-1500

  Levitan, Emily B ^a   Wolk, Alicja ^b   Mittleman, Murray A ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diet; Fish; Heart failure; Omega 3 fatty acids

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FISH; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SWEDEN;

ANIMALS; DIET; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FISH PRODUCTS; FISHES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEAFOOD; SWEDEN;

EID: 67651123153     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp111     Document Type: Article

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