Omega-3 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease: effects on risk factors, molecular pathways, and clinical events

D Mozaffarian, JHY Wu - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2011 - jacc.org
We reviewed available evidence for cardiovascular effects of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid
(PUFA) consumption, focusing on long chain (seafood) n-3 PUFA, including their principal …

Omega‐3 dietary supplements and the risk of cardiovascular events: a systematic review

PE Marik, J Varon - … Indexed and Peer‐Reviewed Journal for …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background Epidemiologic data suggest that omega‐3 fatty acids derived from fish oil
reduce cardiovascular disease. The clinical benefit of dietary fish oil supplementation in …

Dietary Fat and Coronary Heart Disease

CM Skeaff, J Miller - Annals of nutrition & metabolism, 2009 - JSTOR
The results of dietary feeding trials (or 'metabolic ward'studies) which measured blood lipids
in healthy volunteers after administration of controlled diets with varying intakes of fats were …

Prevention of cardiovascular events with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the mechanism involved

Y Watanabe, I Tatsuno - Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Fatty acids are classified into saturated fatty acids that have no double bonds and
unsaturated fatty acids possessing double bonds. Fatty acids with multiple double bonds are …

Effect of fish oil on arrhythmias and mortality: systematic review

H León, MC Shibata, S Sivakumaran, M Dorgan… - Bmj, 2008 - bmj.com
Objective To synthesise the literature on the effects of fish oil—docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)—on mortality and arrhythmias and to explore dose …

Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation does not reduce risk of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled …

P Saravanan, B Bridgewater, AL West… - Circulation …, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) have been reported to
reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death presumed to be due to fatal ventricular arrhythmias …

Do omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids reduce risk of sudden cardiac death and ventricular arrhythmias? A meta-analysis of randomized trials

G Khoueiry, N Abi Rafeh, E Sullivan, F Saiful, Z Jaffery… - Heart & Lung, 2013 - Elsevier
Introduction Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) have demonstrated to have
antiarrhythmic properties. However, randomized studies have shown inconsistent results …

[HTML][HTML] Omega-3 fatty acids in high-risk cardiovascular patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

KB Filion, F El Khoury, M Bielinski, I Schiller… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2010 - Springer
Background Multiple randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have examined the cardiovascular
effects of omega-3 fatty acids and have provided unexplained conflicting results. A meta …

[HTML][HTML] Are dietary recommendations for the use of fish oils sustainable?

DJA Jenkins, JL Sievenpiper, D Pauly, UR Sumaila… - Cmaj, 2009 - Can Med Assoc
People in developed countries have been encouraged in recent years to increase their
intakes of fatty fish by at least 2–3-fold. The goal is to consume adequate amounts of the …

The effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on cardiac rhythm: a critical reassessment

GE Billman - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2013 - Elsevier
Although epidemiological studies provide strong evidence for an inverse relationship
between omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n− 3 PUFAs) and cardiac mortality …