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Article: Fish intake is associated with a reduced progression of coronary artery atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women with coronary artery disease.(Abstracts)(Brief Article)
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- Alternative Medicine Review
- Article date:
- December 1, 2004
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Erkkila AT, Lichtenstein AH, Mozaffarian D, Herrington DM. Am J Clin Nutr 2004;80:626-632.
BACKGROUND: Higher intakes of fish and n-3 fatty acids are associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular events and mortality. However. limited data exist on the effect of fish intake on actual measures of progression of coronary artery atherosclerosis. OBJECTIVE: The aim was to examine the association between fish intake and the progression of coronary artery atherosclerosis in women with coronary artery disease. DESIGN: This was a prospective cohort study of postmenopausal women (n = 229) participating in the Estrogen Replacement and Atherosclerosis trial. Usual fish ...