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

Pounis, George D.; Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B.; Chrysohoou, Christina; Aggelopoulos, Panagiotis; Tsiamis, Eleftherios; Pitsavos, Christos; Stefanadis, Christodoulos

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.04.063

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

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

George D. Pounis
- Department of Nutrition Science & Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos
- Department of Nutrition Science & Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
- Corresponding author. 46 Paleon Polemiston St. Glyfada, Attica, 166 74, Greece. Tel.: +30 210 9603116; fax: +30 210 9600719.
Christina Chrysohoou
- First Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Panagiotis Aggelopoulos
- First Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Eleftherios Tsiamis
- First Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Christos Pitsavos
- First Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Christodoulos Stefanadis
- First Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

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.