Title | Fish Oil and Vascular Disease [electronic resource] / edited by R. De Caterina, S. D. Kristensen, E. B. Schmidt |
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Imprint | London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 1992 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3890-7 |
Descript | XIII, 128 p. 44 illus. in color. online resource |
Epidemiology and nutrition -- 1. n-3 Fatty Acids: Epidemiological Background and General Introduction -- 2. Dietary Fish Intake and Cardiovascular Protection in Western Populations โ The Diet and Reinfarction Trial -- 3. Modern Agriculture and Aquaculture and the n-6/n-3 Balance -- 4. Fish Consumption and Blood Pressure: Epidemiological Data -- 5. The Effect of n-3 Fatty Acids on Cardiovascular Risk Factors: An Overview -- 6. n-3 Fatty Acids: Incorporation into Tissue Lipids and Interactions with Dietary Components -- n-3 Fatty Acids and the Vessel Wall -- 7. n-3 Fatty Acids and Platelet-Vessel Wall Interactions -- 8. Platelets, Leukocytes and Atherosclerosis: Possible Links Between n-3 Fatty Acids and Protection from Atherosclerosis -- 9. Cytokines and their Modulation by n-3 Fatty Acids with Regard to Atherogenesis -- 10. The Effect of n-3 Fatty Acids on Blood Coagulation -- 11. n-3 Fatty Acids and Fibrinolysis -- 12. Effects of n-3 Fatty Acids on Monocyte Functions -- 13. Prevention of Cardiac Arrhythmias by n-3 Fatty Acids -- n-3 Fatty Acids and Hypertension -- 14. Essential Hypertension: Current Needs and Methodological Problems with Non-Pharmacological Treatment -- 15. Eicosanoid Dependent and Independent Effects of n-3 Fatty Acids on Platelets and Vascular Function -- 16. n-3 Fatty Acids in Hypertension -- 17. n-3 Fatty Acids in Comparison and in Combination with Other Drugs in the Management of Mild Hypertension