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Fish for a healthy heart
Author(s) -
Rafflenbeul Wolf
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
european journal of lipid science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.614
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1438-9312
pISSN - 1438-7697
DOI - 10.1002/1438-9312(200105)103:5<315::aid-ejlt315>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - polyunsaturated fatty acid , coronary artery disease , oxidative stress , medicine , coronary heart disease , cardiology , disease , sudden death , sudden cardiac death , food science , intensive care medicine , physiology , fatty acid , chemistry , biochemistry
Today it is generally accepted that diet has to be implemented into the strategies for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, in particular coronary artery disease. Possible cardioprotective mechanisms of a prudent nutrition include beneficial effects on lipid profile, oxidative stress, thromboembolic events and suppression of arrhythmias as well as sudden death. Common to all diets recommended by professional organisations, like the American Heart Association or the European Society of Cardiology, the replacement of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids with polyunsaturated fatty acids is regarded as a key feature.