Abstract |
In a 5-year study of survivors of a first myocardial infarction, the effect of an alpha-linolenic acid-enriched diet (experimental) was compared with the prudent diet of the American Heart Association (control) in prevention of secondary coronary events. After a mean follow-up of 27 months, there were 5 nonfatal myocardial infarctions and 3 cardiac deaths in the experimental group versus 17 nonfatal myocardial infarctions and 16 cardiac deaths in the control group. Overall mortality was 20 in the control and 8 in the experimental group. An alpha-linolenic acid-enriched diet appears to be effective in secondary prevention of coronary events, but a follow-up trial with a larger sample size is suggested.
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Authors | I S Hartman |
Journal | Nutrition reviews
(Nutr Rev)
Vol. 53
Issue 7
Pg. 194-7
(Jul 1995)
ISSN: 0029-6643 [Print] United States |
PMID | 7494621
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Review)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- American Heart Association
- Clinical Trials as Topic
- Diet
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Myocardial Infarction
(mortality, prevention & control)
- Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
- United States
- alpha-Linolenic Acid
(administration & dosage, standards, therapeutic use)
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