A U-shaped association between consumption of marine n-3 fatty acids and development of atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter - A Danish cohort study

Europace

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1554-1561

  Rix, Thomas A ^a,b   Joensen, Albert M ^a   Riahi, Sam ^a,c   Lundbye Christensen, Søren ^a   Tjønneland, Anne ^d   Schmidt, Erik B ^a   Overvad, Kim ^a,b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Diet; Fish; N 3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; VEGETABLE OIL; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BUTTER; CEREAL; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; POULTRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUGAR INTAKE; VEGETABLE; ANIMAL; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; DENMARK; DIET; FISH; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROTECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEA FOOD;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; DENMARK; DIET; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; FISHES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEAFOOD;

EID: 84906567395     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euu019     Document Type: Article

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