Fish oil for prevention of sudden death in hemodialysis patients?
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/ki.2013.54.
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Abstract
Friedman et al. report that hemodialysis patients with the highest levels of n-3 fatty acids had impressively low odds of sudden cardiac death. The study is limited by a small sample size, and the analysis relies on only a single baseline measurement of blood levels. Recent randomized evidence indeed fails to support that n-3 fatty acids may prevent sudden death in nonrenal patients. More evidence is needed to advocate fish oil in this setting.
Medical subject headings
- Death, Sudden, Cardiac
- Fatty Acids, Omega-3
- Renal Dialysis
- Renal Insufficiency, Chronic