Open AccessEffect of Fish Oil on Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia and Death in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Author(s) -
Ingeborg A. Brouwer,
Peter L. Zock,
A. John Camm,
Dirk Böcker,
Richard N.W. Hauer,
E. F. D. Wever,
Carla Dullemeijer,
Jacintha E. Ronden,
Mira Katan,
Andrzej Lubiński,
Helga Buschler,
Evert G. Schouten,
for the SOFA Study Group
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.295.22.2613
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricular fibrillation , hazard ratio , fish oil , placebo , cardiology , ventricular tachycardia , sudden cardiac death , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , randomized controlled trial , confidence interval , fish <actinopterygii> , alternative medicine , pathology , fishery , biology
Very-long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 PUFAs) from fish are thought to reduce risk of sudden death, possibly by reducing susceptibility to cardiac arrhythmia.
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