Fish Oil Bests Statin in CHF Patients

New research suggests patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) taking fish oil supplements fare better than those on the prescription statin drug Crestor. Findings from parallel studies that showed a reduction in mortality and hospital admissions among the fish oil patients were published online in The Lancet (10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61239-8) and presented at a meeting of the European Society of Cardiology.

Source: AP: Fish oil appears to help against heart failure

Source: US News & World Report: Fish Oil Supplements Help With Heart Failure

Source: The Lancet (registration required): Effect of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in patients with chronic heart failure (the GISSI-HF trial): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial