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Fish Oil Pills Associated with Increased Risk for Irregular Heartbeats

Fish Oil Pills Associated with Increased Risk for Irregular Heartbeats

by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 20, 2023 | Heart Health

In Europe, fish oil pills must now list that atrial fibrillation is a common side effect, according to the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee of the European Medicines Agency (Medscape, October 13, 2023). Fish oil pills are also called omega-3 supplements and...
Fish Oil Pills Associated with Increased Risk for Irregular Heartbeats

Omega-3’s from Fish and Plants Help to Prevent Heart Attacks

by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 27, 2021 | Heart Health

People who had higher blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids at the time of a heart attack were far less likely to die or to have repeat heart attacks within three years, compared to those who had lower levels (J Am Coll Cardiol, Nov, 2020;76(18):2089-2097). The sources...
Fish Oil Pills May or May Not Help to Prevent Heart Attacks

Fish Oil Pills May or May Not Help to Prevent Heart Attacks

by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 21, 2020 | Nutrition

Three recent large and well-controlled studies showed that omega-3 fish oil pills did not prevent heart attacks or surgical procedures for heart disease in people at high risk for heart attacks, while one study showed reduced heart disease: • The STRENGTH TRIAL found...
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