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Volume 136, Issue 3, Pages 344-346 (21 August 2009)


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Long-term fish consumption is associated with lower risk of 30-day cardiovascular disease events in survivors from an acute coronary syndrome

George D. Pounisa, Demosthenes B. PanagiotakosaCorresponding Author Informationemail address, Christina Chrysohooub, Panagiotis Aggelopoulosb, Eleftherios Tsiamisb, Christos Pitsavosb, Christodoulos Stefanadisb

Received 8 January 2008; accepted 26 April 2008. published online 21 July 2008.

Abstract 

This study aimed to assess the relationship between long-term fish consumption and short-term prognosis of patients who had an acute coronary syndrome. The multi-adjusted data analysis from a total of 214 men and 79 women patients showed that intake of fish, n−3 and n−6 fatty acids above 7 portions, 8.8 g and 13.2 g per week correspondingly, is associated with 83%, 83% and 79% reduction on the likelihood of recurrent events in a 30-day period after hospitalisation hospitalization (OR=0.17, 95%CI 0.04–0.80, OR=0.17, 95%CI 0.04–0.81, OR=0.21, 95%CI 0.05–0.97). Conclusively, an inverse relationship between long-term fish and fish oils consumption and short-term prognosis of patients who had had an ACS was observed, irrespective of various potential confounders.

a Department of Nutrition Science & Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece

b First Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 46 Paleon Polemiston St. Glyfada, Attica, 166 74, Greece. Tel.: +30 210 9603116; fax: +30 210 9600719.

PII: S0167-5273(08)00646-3

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.04.063


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