Fish for a healthy heart

Today it is generally accepted that diet has to be implemented into the str ategies 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 su dden 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 polyuns aturated fatty acids is regarded as a key feature.