date:Dec 12, 2012
sudden cardiacdeath. T he protection is believed to be attributed to the long chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids(PUFAs), namely, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
The current study was intended to examine the effect of mercury exposure and serum PUFAs on the riskof sudden cardiac death among 1857 men aged 42 to 60 years of age who were enrolled in the prospective,population-based Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor study between 1984 and 1989. Both serumn-3 P