ReviewNutrients2010
Omega-3 Index and sudden cardiac death.
Review in Nutrients, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Current Trends in Biohumoral Screening for the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Changes of the Fatty Acid Profile in Erythrocyte Membranes of Patients following 6-Month Dietary Intervention Aimed at the Regression of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology · 2018Trial
- Review
- Plasma fatty acid profiles and coronary artery disease burden assessed by coronary CT angiography: an observational study.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- Essential Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Blood from Patients with and without Catheter-Proven Coronary Artery Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Fatty Acid Profile of Postmenopausal Women Receiving, and Not Receiving, Hormone Replacement Therapy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Relationship Between Distance Run Per Week, Omega-3 Index, and Arachidonic Acid (AA)/Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) Ratio: An Observational Retrospective Study in Non-elite Runners.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Article
- Cardioprotective effects of omega 3 fatty acids: origin of the variability.Journal of muscle research and cell motility · 2017Review
- Potential Benefits of Ameliorating Metabolic and Nutritional Abnormalities in People With Profound Developmental Disabilities.Nutrition and metabolic insights · 2017Article
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Abstract
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an unresolved health issue, and responsible for 15% of all deaths in Western countries. Epidemiologic evidence, as well as evidence from clinical trials, indicates that increasing intake and high levels of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) protect from SCD and other major adverse cardiac events. Levels of EPA+DHA are best assessed by the Omega-3 Index, representing the red cell fatty acid content of EPA+DHA. Work is in progress that will further define the value of the Omega-3 Index as a risk factor for SCD, other cardiac events, and as target for treatment with EPA+DHA.
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