Long-term fish consumption is associated with lower risk of 30-day cardiovascular disease events in survivors from an acute coronary syndrome

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 344-346

  Pounis, George D ^a   Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B ^a   Chrysohoou, Christina ^b   Aggelopoulos, Panagiotis ^b   Tsiamis, Eleftherios ^b   Pitsavos, Christos ^b   Stefanadis, Christodoulos ^b  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diet; Epidemiology; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH MEAT; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FISH OILS; FISHES; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 68049098072     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.04.063     Document Type: Article

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