date:Feb 17, 2013
A study published in Kidney International shows that omega-3 fatty acids may lower the risk of cardiac death in hemodialysis patients. The five-year survival rate for patients on hemodialysis is 35%, with the risk of death highest in the first few months of starting treatment. The most common cause of death in these patients is sudden cardiac death, which accounts for about one out of every four deaths.
The researchers investigated whether long-chain omega-3 fatty acids have a protective relati