Why the study?
Do serum n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels correlate with the extent of coronary plaques and calcifications in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Population
112 individuals (95 consecutive patients with their first acute myocardial infarction and 17 controls)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Should not yet alter n-3 PUFA management in AMI; hypothesis-generating for plaque modulation requiring prospective trials.
Do serum n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels correlate with the extent of coronary plaques and calcifications in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Higher serum levels of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (EPA and DHA) are independently associated with a lower extent of coronary soft plaques in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Ueeda et al. (2008) studied this question.
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