Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Incident Ischemic Stroke and Its Atherothrombotic and Cardioembolic Subtypes in 3 US Cohorts [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—In 3 large US cohorts, higher circulating levels of DHA were inversely associated with incident atherothrombotic stroke and DPA with cardioembolic stroke. These novel findings suggest differential pathways of benefit for DHA, DPA, and eicosapentaenoic acid.

Source: Stroke - September 25, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Hamidreza Saber, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob, Peilin Shi, W.T. Longstreth Jr, Rozenn N. Lemaitre, David Siscovick, Kathryn M. Rexrode, Walter C. Willett, Dariush Mozaffarian Tags: Epidemiology, Primary Prevention, Risk Factors, Ischemic Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research