Early Protection Against Sudden Death by n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids After Myocardial Infarction by Roberto Marchioli, Federica Barzi, Elena Bomba, Carmine Chieffo, Domenico Di Gregorio, Rocco Di Mascio, Maria Grazia Franzosi, Enrico Geraci, Giacomo Levantesi, Aldo Pietro Maggioni, Loredana Mantini, Rosa Maria Marfisi, G. Mastrogiuseppe, Nicola Mininni, Gian Luigi Nicolosi, Massimo Santini, Carlo Schweiger, Luigi Tavazzi, Gianni Tognoni, Corrado Tucci, and Franco Valagussa Circulation Volume 105(16):1897-1903 April 23, 2002 Copyright © American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved.
Figure 1. Early benefit of n-3 PUFA therapy. Figure 1. Early benefit of n-3 PUFA therapy. A, Total mortality; B, sudden death; C, coronary heart disease mortality; and D, cardiovascular mortality. Roberto Marchioli et al. Circulation. 2002;105:1897-1903 Copyright © American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved.
Figure 2. Effects of n-3 PUFA treatment on blood lipids. Roberto Marchioli et al. Circulation. 2002;105:1897-1903 Copyright © American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved.