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CardioTabs is pleased to offer complimentary patient samples of some of our products, catalogs, and tabletop displays to physician practices and clinics. You may request these by sending us an email from our clinician request form or by calling us at (800) 811-1007. Also, if you would like to make CardioTabs supplements available at a pharmacy or grocer in your area, please encourage them to call. Click here to view the latest issue of The Clinician's Report*. Dr. James O'Keefe Omega 3 fish oil OPEN ACCESS: CardioTabs' President Dr. James O'Keefe calls this paper from the March 2008 Mayo Clinic Proceedings, "the best reference available for the clinical use of omega-3." Click here now to view the pdf document. Albert, CA, Campos, H, Stampfer, MJ et al. Blood levels of long-chain n-3 fatty acids and the risk of sudden death. N Engl J Med 2002; 346:1113-1118. GISSI-Prevenzione Investigators. Dietary supplementation with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E after myocardial infarction: Results of the GISSI-Prevenzione trial. Lancet 1999; 354:447-455. Hu F, Bronner L, Willett, WC et al. Fish and omega-3 fatty acid intake and risk of coronary heart disease in women. JAMA, 2002; 287:1815-1821. Hu, FB and Willett, WC. Optimal diets for prevention of coronary heart disease. JAMA 2002; 288:2569-2578. Maresta A, Baldccelli M, Varnai, E et al. Prevention of postcoronary angioplasty restenosis by omega-3 fatty acids: Main results of the Esapent for Prevention of Restenosis Italian Study (ESPRIT). American Heart Journal, June 2002; 143(6). Nestel P, Shige H, Pomeroy, S et al. The n-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid increase systemic arterial compliance in humans. Am J Clin Nutr 2002; 76:326-330. Thies, F, Garry, JM, Yaqoob, P et al. Association of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids with stability of atherosclerotic plaques: A randomized controlled trial. Lancet 2003; 361:477-485. For glycemic control- Friedberg, CE, Janssen, MJ, Heine, RJ and Grobbee, DE. Fish oil and glycemic control in diabetes. Diabetes Care 1998; 21:494-500. For inflammatory conditions- James, MJ, Gibson, RA and Cleland, LG. Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and inflammatory mediator production. Am J Clin Nutr 2000; 71(suppl):343S-348S. Kremer, JM. N-3 fatty acid supplements in rheumatoid arthritis. Am J Clin Nutr 2000; 71(suppl):340S-351S. Simopoulos, AP. Omega-3 fatty acids in inflammation and autoimmune diseases. Journal of Amer College of Nutrition 2002; 21:495-505. For psychiatric disorders- Freeman, MP. Omega-3 fatty acids in psychiatry: A review. Amer Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists 2000; 12:159-165. Nemets, B, Stahl, Z. and Belmaker, RH. Addition of omega-3 fatty acid to maintenance medication treatment for recurrent unipolar depressive disorder. Am J Psychiatry 2002; 159:477-479. Stoll, AL, Severus, E, Freeman, MP et al. Omega 3 fatty acids in bipolar disorder. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1999; 56:407-412. Vitamins Fairfield, KM and Fletcher, RH. Vitamins for chronic disease prevention in adults. JAMA 2002; 287:3116-3126. Plotnikoff, GA, Quigley, J, Prevalence of severe hypovitaminosis in patients with persistent, nonspecific musculoskeletal pain. Mayo Clinic Proc, 2003; 78: 1463-1470. Rayman MP. The importance of selenium to human health. Lancet, 2000; 356:233-241. Schnyder G, Roffi M, Flammer, Y et al. Effect of homocysteine-lowering therapy with folic acid, vitamin B12, and vitamin B6 on clinical outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention. JAMA, 2002; 288:973-979. Schnyder G, Roffi M, Pin, R et al. Decreased rate of coronary restenosis after lowering of plasma homocysteine levels. N Engl J Med 2001; 345:1593-1600. Title LM, Cummings PM, et al. Effect of folic acid and antioxidant vitamins on endothelial dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease, Journal of the Amer College of Cardiology 2000; 36:758-765. Wald, DS, Law, M, and Morris, JK. Homocysteine and cardiovascular disease: Evidence on causality from a meta-analysis. BMJ 2002; 325:1202-1208. Woo KS, Chook P, Lolin, YI et al. Folic acid improves arterial endothelial function in adults with hyperhomocystinemia, Journal of the Amer College of Cardiology 1999; 34:2002-2006. Theaflavins Maron, DO, Lu, GP, etal. Cholesterol-lowering effect of a Theaflavin-enriched green tea extract. Arch Intern Med, 2003; 163: 1448-1453 Phytosterol Katan, MB, Grundy, SM, et al., Efficacy and safety of plant stanols and sterols in the management of blood cholesterol levels. Mayo Clinic Proc. 2003; 78: 965-978.
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