Effect Of Epa Ethyl Ester On Fatty Acid Profile In Hemodialysis Patients With Low Epa/Aa Ratio

• Main Authors: Fumitaka Ebihara (Author), Hiroko Inagaki (Author), Keiichi Fukudome (Author), Naoto Yokota (Author), Yuji Sato (Author), Shouichi Fujimoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Large amounts of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are known to lower the risk of cardiovascular events (CVE). Serum eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) / arachidonic acid (AA) ratio may potentially be a predictor of CVE which is the most common cause of death in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Therefore, we esti...