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Effects of dietary fat intake in sudden death: Reduction of death with omega-3 fatty acids

Current Cardiology Reports, ISSN: 1523-3782, Vol: 6, Issue: 5, Page: 371-378
2004
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Sudden death is one of the most common modes of death in those who survive a myocardial infarction. A recent study of 11,324 patients showed a marked decrease in risk of sudden cardiac death as well as a reduction in all-cause mortality in the post-myocardial infarction group taking a highly purified form of omega-3 fatty acids, added to the use of other secondary prevention drugs, including β-blockers and lipid-lowering therapy. There is now amounting evidence indicating that the clinical benefits of highly purified omega-3 fatty acids may be attributed to their antiarrhythmogenic properties. Evidence for this mechanism of benefit is reviewed here. Copyright © 2004 by Current Science Inc.

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