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n-3 Fatty Acids and Fibrinolysis

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Fish Oil and Vascular Disease

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There is growing evidence1–5 that an impairment of fibrinolysis increases the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Thus, fibrinolysis has been reported to be reduced in survivors of an acute myocardial infarction1 and in patients with angiographically documented coronary atherosclerosis.2

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  1. Department of Medicine II, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark

    E. B. Schmidt

  2. Department of Medicine, Section of Clinical Nutrition, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA

    E. B. Schmidt

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  1. C.N.R. Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy

    R. De Caterina

  2. University Department of Cardiology, Skejby Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

    S. D. Kristensen

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Aalborg Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark

    E. B. Schmidt

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Schmidt, E.B. (1992). n-3 Fatty Acids and Fibrinolysis. In: De Caterina, R., Kristensen, S.D., Schmidt, E.B. (eds) Fish Oil and Vascular Disease. Current Topics in Cardiovascular Diseases. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3890-7_11

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