ORIGINAL ARTICLE Low Levels of the Omega-3 Index are Associated with Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Remain Stable in Survivors in the Subacute Phase
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@MISC{Aarsetoey_originalarticle,
author = {Hildegunn Aarsetoey and Reidun Aarsetoey and Thomas Lindner and Harry Staines and William S. Harris and Dennis W. T. Nilsen and H. Aarsetoey and R. Aarsetoey and D. W. T. Nilsen and T. Lindner and H. Staines and W. S. Harris},
title = {ORIGINAL ARTICLE Low Levels of the Omega-3 Index are Associated with Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Remain Stable in Survivors in the Subacute Phase},
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Abstract
Ó The Author(s) 2011. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Abstract In previous studies, low blood levels of n-3 fatty acids (FA) have been associated with increased risk of cardiac death, and the omega-3 index (red blood cell (RBC) eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) expressed as weight percentage of total FA) has recently been proposed as a new risk factor for death from coronary artery disease, especially following sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). As blood samples often haven been harvested after the event, the aim of our study was to evaluate the stability of RBC fatty acids following SCA. The total FA profile, including the omega-3 index, was measured three times during the first 48 h in 25 survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), in 15 patients with a myocardial infarction (MI) without SCA and in 5 healthy subjects. We could not demonstrate significant changes in the FA measurements in any of the groups, this
Keyphrases
omega-3 index sudden cardiac arrest subacute phase original article low level remain stable rbc fatty acid new risk factor fa measurement previous study n-3 fatty acid red blood cell blood sample open access increased risk significant change out-of-hospital cardiac arrest weight percentage docosahexaenoic acid cardiac death healthy subject low blood level com abstract total fa profile myocardial infarction coronary artery disease total fa
