Do long-chain n-3 fatty acids reduce arterial stiffness? A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 974-980

  Pase, Matthew P ^a,b   Grima, Natalie A ^c   Sarris, Jerome ^a,b,d  

^a NICM Centre for Study of Natural Medicines and Neurocognition   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arterial compliance; Arterial stiffness; Fish oil; Hypertension; Meta analysis; n 3 PUFA; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; PLACEBO; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART PROTECTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PULSE WAVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ARTERY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ELASTICITY; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE 2; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

AGED; ARTERIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ELASTICITY; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84856381935     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511002819     Document Type: Review

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