Cardiac Arrhythmia Prevention in Ischemia and Reperfusion by Low-Dose Dietary Fish Oil Supplementation in Rats

ConclusionsVentricular arrhythmias were prevented and heart rate was slowed by lower ω-3 PUFA intake in rats than previously reported, equivalent to human fish consumption and associated with increased myocardial DHA. The efficacy of low-dose fish oil demonstrates biological plausibility for nutritional ω-3 fatty acid–mediated cardioprotection and suggests that effectiveness in human clinical trials may be obscured by failure to exclude fish eaters.
Source: Journal of Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Source Type: research