Fish Oil Supplementation Does Not Affect Cognitive Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery Patients in the Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Prevention of Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation (OPERA) Trial
Jackson JC, Mozaffarian D, Graves AJ, Brown NJ, Marchioli R, Kiehl AL, Ely EW. Fish Oil Supplementation Does Not Affect Cognitive Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery Patients in the Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Prevention of Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation (OPERA) Trial. Journal Of Nutrition 2018, 148: 472-479. PMID: 29546292, PMCID: PMC6454465, DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxx002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOmega-3 fatty acidsCognitive declineCardiac surgeryTertiary care medical centerGlobal cognitionAtrial Fibrillation (ARISTOTLE) trialCardiac surgery patientsCardiac surgical patientsPostoperative cognitive declinePostoperative day 10Mini-Mental State ExamFatty acidsPerioperative supplementationPreoperative loadingPostcardiac surgeryHospital dischargeSurgery patientsSurgical patientsMedian agePrimary outcomePostoperative careUS patientsPUFA supplementationSurgery recipientsClinical trials