The anti-arrhythmic effects of n - 3 PUFAs

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 170, Issue 2 SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Calò, Leonardo ^a   Martino, Annamaria ^a   Tota, Claudia ^a  

^a ASL Roma B   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; n 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; n 3 PUFA; Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DRUG MECHANISM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART PROTECTION; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; N-3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; N-3 PUFA; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HUMANS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890247067     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.06.043     Document Type: Article

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