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Editorial
. 2011 Feb 15;57(7):880-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.11.014. Epub 2011 Jan 6.

Polyunsaturated fatty acids in heart failure: should we give more and give earlier?

W H Wilson Tang, Michael A Samara
Editorial

Polyunsaturated fatty acids in heart failure: should we give more and give earlier?

W H Wilson Tang et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. .
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Figure 1. Beneficial effects of ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in heart failure
ω-3 PUFA = omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; DHA = docosahexaenoic acid; EPA = eicosapentaenoic acid; ET-1 = endothelin-1, NO = nitric oxide; SBP = systolic blood pressure; SVR = systemic vascular resistance; NF-KB = nuclear factor kappa B; AA = arachadonic acid; COX = cyclooxygenase; TNFα = tumor necrosis factor alpha; IL-1 = interleukin-1; IL-6 = interleukin-6; PPARγ = peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma; TxA2 = thromboxane A2; VCAM-1 = vascular cell adhesion molecule-1; ICAM-1 = intracellular adhesion molecule-1; PAF = platelet activating factor.
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