Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Heart Rate Variability

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) may modulate autonomic control of the heart because omega-3 PUFA is abundant in the brain and other nervous tissue as well as in cardiac tissue. This might partly explain why omega-3 PUFA offer some protection against sudden cardiac death (SCD). The autonom...

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Main Author: Jeppe Hagstrup Christensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2011.00084/full