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- Title
Fish oil for prevention of sudden death in hemodialysis patients?
- Authors
Teta, Daniel
- Abstract
Friedman et al. report that hemodialysis patients with the highest levels of n-3 fatty acids had impressively low odds of sudden cardiac death. The study is limited by a small sample size, and the analysis relies on only a single baseline measurement of blood levels. Recent randomized evidence indeed fails to support that n-3 fatty acids may prevent sudden death in nonrenal patients. More evidence is needed to advocate fish oil in this setting.
- Subjects
HEMODIALYSIS; OMEGA-3 fatty acids; FATTY acids; CARDIAC arrest; MARINE animal oils
- Publication
Kidney International, 2013, Vol 83, Issue 6, p993
- ISSN
0085-2538
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/ki.2013.54