Dietary Linolenic Acid Is Inversely Associated With Calcified Atherosclerotic Plaque in the Coronary Arteries
Author(s) -
Luc Djoussé,
Donna K. Arnett,
J. Jeffrey Carr,
John H. Eckfeldt,
Paul N. Hopkins,
Michael A. Province,
R. Curtis Ellison
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.104.489534
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , odds ratio , linolenic acid , alpha linolenic acid , cardiology , subclinical infection , coronary artery disease , gastroenterology , endocrinology , fatty acid , polyunsaturated fatty acid , linoleic acid , docosahexaenoic acid , biochemistry , chemistry
High dietary intake of linolenic acid is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease mortality. However, little is known about the association between linolenic acid and subclinical atherosclerosis.
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