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Reports outline heart disease research from A.A. Amin and colleagues
December 28th, 2008
In this recent article published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To determine the extent to which levels of membrane eicosapentaenoic (EPA) +docosahexaenoic acids (DHA) (the omega-3 index) were associated with depression in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Depression is associated with worse cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in patients with ACS." "Reduced levels of blood cell membrane omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids (FAs), an emerging risk factor for both CV disease and depression, may help to explain the link between depression and adverse CV outcomes. We measured membrane FA composition in 759...
Source: Heart Disease Weekly (2008-12-28)
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