2018
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
2013
Plasma Phospholipid Omega‐3 Fatty Acids and Incidence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in the OPERA Trial
Wu JH, Marchioli R, Silletta MG, Macchia A, Song X, Siscovick DS, Harris WS, Masson S, Latini R, Albert C, Brown NJ, Lamarra M, Favaloro RR, Mozaffarian D. Plasma Phospholipid Omega‐3 Fatty Acids and Incidence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in the OPERA Trial. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2013, 2: e000397. PMID: 24145742, PMCID: PMC3835252, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.113.000397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFish oil supplementationMorning of surgeryPostoperative atrial fibrillationCardiac surgeryOil supplementationDocosapentaenoic acidAtrial fibrillationDocosahexaenoic acidEicosapentaenoic acidShort-term fish oil supplementationPUFA levelsOmega-3 fatty acidsCardiac surgery patientsPlasma phospholipid nPostoperative day 10Substantial interindividual variabilityOPERA trialPoAF episodesPlacebo supplementationPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsHospital dischargeSurgery patientsAntiarrhythmic potentialFatty acids