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Cardiologists: being treated for sudden onset of atrial flutter. hospital cardiologist adamant that fish oil supplements should be stopped. agree?
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Well... I am not a : Cardiologist but as a doctor i think taking normal doses of fish oil are helpful. There is actually a paper which states that fish oil can reduce af. Af is atrial fibrillation. Look it up. Interesting paper - they fed dogs with fish oil. They had a 40% less chance of af - seems the fish oil helps their hearts. So fish oil is helpful possibly in humans too.
Answered 4/4/2013
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Negative : No i don't. Ask the hospital cardiologist to provide you with literature (i.e. A study) that supports his/her position. I'm not aware of any tendency of fish oil to exacerbate atrial flutter or fibrillation. Be advised that the combination of fish oils and anticoagulants such as warfarin can increase your risk of bleeding, however. Nonetheless, they are used together cautiously.
Answered 4/5/2013
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