Overview
Do Fish Oils Prevent Restenosis Post-Coronary Angioplasty?
Status:
Completed
Completed
Trial end date:
1994-06-01
1994-06-01
Target enrollment:
0
0
Participant gender:
All
All
Summary
To determine whether a dietary supplement of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) derived from fish oil would decrease the restenosis rate in patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA).Phase:
Phase 3Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
NoDetails
Lead Sponsor:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Criteria
Men and women with coronary heart disease in the native coronary arteries. Patients weresymptomatic or had 50 percent or greater stenosis as defined by coronary angiography.
Patients had not undergone prior angioplasty.