Fish oil does not seem to protect against ventricular arrhythmia in patients with ICDs
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Sudden cardiac death is a common manifestation of coronary heart disease. Omega-3 very-long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 PUFAs), present in fish oil, are thought to reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death, possibly by lowering the risk of cardiac arrhythmia, but findings from studies are inconclusive. The Study on Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Ventricular Arrhythmia (SOFA) investigated whether omega-3 PUFAs affected the incidence of recurrent ventricular arrhythmia and all-cause mortality in 546 patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).
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