The coincidence of increased risk of atrial fibrillation in randomized control trials of omega-3 fatty acids: a meta-analysis

Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2021 Jun;14(6):773-775. doi: 10.1080/17512433.2021.1913051. Epub 2021 Apr 13.

Authors

Chia Siang Kow¹, Suhail A R Doi², Syed Shahzad Hasan^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ School of Postgraduate Studies, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
² Department of Population Medicine, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
³ Department of Pharmacy, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK.
⁴ School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.

PMID: 33798016
DOI: 10.1080/17512433.2021.1913051

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; fish oil; meta-analysis; omega-3; randomized trial.

Publication types

Letter
Meta-Analysis
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / epidemiology*
Atrial Fibrillation / etiology
Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / administration & dosage*
Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / adverse effects
Humans
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Risk

Substances

Fatty Acids, Omega-3