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Are fish oils beneficial in the prevention and treatment of coronary artery disease

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The n-3 fatty acids of fish and fish oil have great potential for the prevention and treatment of patients with coronary artery disease as mentioned in this paper, with documentation derived from experiments in cultured myocytes.
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This article is published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.The article was published on 1997-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 205 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Fish oil & Eicosapentaenoic acid.

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Optimal diets for prevention of coronary heart disease.

TL;DR: Substantial evidence indicates that diets using nonhydrogenated unsaturated fats as the predominant form of dietary fat, whole grains as the main form of carbohydrates, an abundance of fruits and vegetables, and adequate omega-3 fatty acids can offer significant protection against CHD.
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A Systematic Review of the Evidence Supporting a Causal Link Between Dietary Factors and Coronary Heart Disease

TL;DR: The evidence supports a valid association of a limited number of dietary factors and dietary patterns with CHD, and only a Mediterranean dietary pattern is related to CHD in randomized trials.
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Health benefits and potential risks related to consumption of fish or fish oil.

TL;DR: Scientific data indicate that the consumption of fish or fish oil containing omega-3 PUFAs reduces the risk of coronary heart disease, decreases mild hypertension, and prevents certain cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death.
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Effect of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid on oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in treated-hypertensive type 2 diabetic subjects

TL;DR: This study is the first report demonstrating that either EPA or DHA reduce in vivo oxidant stress without changing markers of inflammation, in treated hypertensive, type 2 diabetic subjects.
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Two double-blind placebo-controlled pilot studies of eicosapentaenoic acid in the treatment of schizophrenia.

TL;DR: It is concluded that EPA may represent a new treatment approach to schizophrenia, and this requires investigation by large-scale placebo-controlled trials.
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Effects of changes in fat, fish, and fibre intakes on death and myocardial reinfarction: diet and reinfarction trial (dart)

TL;DR: A modest intake of fatty fish (two or three portions per week) may reduce mortality in men who have recovered from MI.
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The inverse relation between fish consumption and 20-year mortality from coronary heart disease.

TL;DR: It is concluded that the consumption of as little as one or two fish dishes per week may be of preventive value in relation to coronary heart disease.
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Fish oils and plasma lipid and lipoprotein metabolism in humans: a critical review.

TL;DR: Fish oil or linolenic acid may serve as alternative sources of long-chain n-3 FAs, but further studies will be needed to document their hypolipidemic and/or antiatherogenic effects.
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Cardiovascular effects of n-3 fatty acids

TL;DR: Effets preventifs et benefiques sur l'atherosclerose et l'infarctus, dans l'alimentation, sur les lipides plasmatiques, sur le metabolisme and the fonctions des eicosanoides.
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Which fish is not good for high blood pressure?

Finally, fish oil has a mild blood pressure-lowering effect in both normal and mildly hypertensive individuals.