American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 6 , Pages 1117-1123, December 2008

Omega-6 and trans fatty acids in blood cell membranes: A risk factor for acute coronary syndromes?

  • Robert C. Block, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Robert C. Block, MD, MPH, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 644, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642.
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  • William S. Harris, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Research, Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
    • Department of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
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  • Kimberly J. Reid, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Research, Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
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  • John A. Spertus, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Research, Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
    • Department of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO

Received 6 May 2008; accepted 19 July 2008. published online 15 October 2008.

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 This study received funding from the following sources: (1) The Saint Luke's Hospital Foundation, Kansas City, MO; (2) grant KL2 RR 024136 from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. The contents of this study are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of the NCRR or NIH. Information on NCRR is available at http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/. Information on Re-engineering the Clinical Research Enterprise can be obtained from http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/clinicalresearch/overview-translational.asp.

PII: S0002-8703(08)00647-9

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2008.07.014

American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 6 , Pages 1117-1123, December 2008

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