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SUBMITTER: Gomes Neto AW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5409702 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gomes Neto António W AW Sotomayor Camilo G CG Pranger Ilse G IG van den Berg Else E Gans Rijk O B RO Soedamah-Muthu Sabita S SS Navis Gerjan J GJ Bakker Stephan J L SJ
Nutrients 20170405 4
The effect of marine-derived omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (<i>n</i>-3 PUFA) on long-term outcome in renal transplant recipients (RTR) remains unclear. We investigated whether marine-derived <i>n</i>-3 PUFA intake is associated with all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality in RTR. Intake of eicosapentaenoic acid plus docosahexaenoic acid (EPA-DHA) was assessed using a validated Food Frequency Questionnaire. Cox regression analyses were performed to evaluate the associations of EPA-DHA i ...[more]