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Fish oil and arrhythmias
Pro-arrhythmic effects of fish oils
BMJ 2009; 338 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b393 (Published 02 February 2009) Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b393
- Palaniappan Saravanan, specialist registrar and research fellow1,
- Neil C Davidson, electrophysiologist1
- 1University Hospital of South Manchester, Manchester M23 9LT
- Palaniappan.Saravanan{at}manchester.ac.uk
In their systematic review of the effect of fish oils on arrhythmia and mortality, León and colleagues did not mention the potential for fish oils to be pro-arrhythmic in some subgroups of patients with heart disease.1 In animal experiments and cellular electrophysiological studies fish oils …
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