EFFECTS OF DIETARY FISH-OIL ON VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXER

Authors
SELLMAYER A WITZGALL H LORENZ RL WEBER PC
Citation
A. Sellmayer et al., EFFECTS OF DIETARY FISH-OIL ON VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXER, The American journal of cardiology, 76(12), 1995, pp. 974
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
76
Issue
12
Year of publication
1995
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1995)76:12<974:EODFOV>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A randomized, placebo-controlled study of 16 weeks' supplementation wi th fish oil or sunflower seed oil (placebo) in 68 patients explored th e effect on ventricular extrasystoles, The proportion of patients with a relevant reduction in ventricular premature complexes by > 70% was 44% after fish oil versus 15% in the placebo group (p < 0.01).