Effect of Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters on Left Ventricular Remodeling After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Author(s) -
Bobak Heydari,
Shuaib Abdullah,
James V. Pottala,
Ravi V. Shah,
Siddique Abbasi,
Damien Mandry,
Sanjeev Francis,
Heidi Lumish,
Brian Ghoshhajra,
Udo Hoffmann,
Evan Appelbaum,
Jiazhuo H. Feng,
Ron Blankstein,
Michael L. Steigner,
Joseph P. McConnell,
William S. Harris,
Elliott M. Antman,
Michael JeroschHerold,
Raymond Y. Kwong
Publication year - 2016
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.115.019949
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , ejection fraction , placebo , omega 3 fatty acid , clinical endpoint , quartile , ventricular remodeling , fibrosis , fatty acid , heart failure , randomized controlled trial , polyunsaturated fatty acid , pathology , docosahexaenoic acid , confidence interval , alternative medicine , chemistry , organic chemistry
Omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil have been associated with beneficial cardiovascular effects, but their role in modifying cardiac structures and tissue characteristics in patients who have had an acute myocardial infarction while receiving current guideline-based therapy remains unknown.
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