Angerer P, von Schacky C
Medizinische Klinik Innenstadt, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2000 Nov;3(6):439-45. doi: 10.1097/00075197-200011000-00005.
n-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids, mainly those contained in fish oils, are candidates for inclusion in secondary prevention programmes for coronary heart disease, based on the results of recent randomized trials in humans. Marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids retard coronary atherosclerosis and appear to prevent fatal arrhythmias; and they decrease mortality subsequent to myocardial infarction.
