According to results from a randomized, controlled trial, taking omega-3 fatty acids appeared to lower inflammation and guard against further declines in heart function among recent heart attack survivors already receiving optimal standard care. Patients in the study taking 4 grams of prescription-only omega-3 fatty acid capsules daily for six months after a heart attack were significantly show improvements in heart function compared to patients taking a placebo. Patients taking omega-3 fatty acids also had significantly less evidence of fibrosis (a thickening or scarring of the areas of the heart remote from the heart attack).
·The study’s senior author said that giving a high dose of omega-3 fatty acids soon after a heart attack appears to improve cardiac structure and heart functioning above and beyond the standard of care. And he also stated that Omega-3 fatty acids may have…
