date:Dec 12, 2012
UFAs and hair mercury were measured at baseline. During a mean 20 year-follow-up, 91 menexperienced sudden cardiac death.
Overall, serum levels of n-3 PUFAs were not associated with risk of sudden cardiac death when theanalysis did not consider hair mercury.
When hair mercury was considered, it was found that men in the highest serum levels of n-3 PUFAs were46 percent less likely to suffer sudden cardiac death, compared with those in the lowest serum levels of n-3 PUFAs.
Among those with low