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  • Title: [Clinico-metabolic effects of fish oil in patients with ischemic heart disease, familial hyperlipoproteinemia and hypertension].
    Author: Samsonov MA, Pogozheva AV, Abbakumov AS, Suvorov IuI, Levitskiĭ IN, Levachev MM, Korf II, Isaev VA, Bigbov TM.
    Journal: Vopr Pitan; 1993; (5):21-5. PubMed ID: 8042306.
    Abstract:
    Fifty-five patients with ischemic heart disease, familial hyperlipoproteinemia type IIb and essential hypertension kept anti-atherosclerosis diet incorporating 20 g of ichthyenic oil for 4 weeks. The diet resulted in positive shifts in clinical manifestations, a fall in blood levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, atherogenic coefficient. The clotting time and duration of hemorrhage proved longer. As to fatty acid composition of red cell and platelet membranes, proportion of omega-6 reduced, while the share of omega-3 rose. This may underly inhibited synthesis of PGE2 and PGF2 alpha noted in the examinees.
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