Cardiovascular, electrophysiologic, and hematologic effects of omega-3 fatty acids beyond reducing hypertriglyceridemia: as it pertains to the recently published REDUCE-IT trial

Abstract Heart disease continues to affect health outcomes globally, accounting for a quarter of all deaths in the United States. Despite the improvement in the development and implementation of guideline-directed medical therapy, the risk of adverse cardiac events remains substantially high. Histor...

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Main Authors: Omar Sheikh, Anthony G. Vande Hei, Ayman Battisha, Tarek Hammad, Son Pham, Robert Chilton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-019-0887-0