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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 64, Issue 6, Pages 627-634Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-008-0464-z
Keywords
fatty acids; epidemiology; atrial fibrillation; myocardial infarction; nutrition
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Purpose Current strategies for avoiding atrial fibrillation (AF) are of limited value. We aim to assess the relationship between omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) and AF occurrence in post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients. Methods A population study, linking hospital discharge records, prescription databases, and vital statistics, was conducted and included all consecutive patients with MI (ICD-9: 410) in six Italian local health authorities over a 3-year period. A propensity score (PS)-based, 5-to-1, greedy 1:1 matching algorithm was used to check consistency of results. Sensitivity analysis was performed to assess the robustness of findings. Results N-3 PUFA reduced the relative risk of the hospitalization for AF [hazard ratio (HR) 0.19, 95% CI 0.07-0.51] and was associated with a further and complementary reduction in all-cause mortality (HR 0.15, 95% CI 0.05-0.46). PS-based matched analysis and sensitivity analysis confirmed the main results. Conclusion n-3 PUFA reduced both all-cause mortality and incidence of 1-year AF in patients hospitalized with MI.
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