Serum omega-3 fatty acids tied to improved STEMI prognosis

Reuters Health - 26/10/2020 - Higher levels of serum omega-3 fatty acids at the time of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are associated with lower incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data on 944 consecutive STEMI patients who underwent primary percutaneous coronary interventions. After three years of follow-up, a total of 211 patients had MACE, 130 were readmitted for cardiovascular causes, and 108 died. At the time of STEMI, patients' mean proportion of omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in serum phosphatidylcholine (PC) was 0.58 and the mean proportion of serum-PC alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) was 0.25. Both are measures of recent dietary consumption, the authors note in Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Each 1 standard deviation (SD) increase in serum-PC EPA was associated with a lower risk of MACE (hazard ratio 0.76) and cardiovascular read...

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Posted on 26 October, 20206 November, 2020