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. 2020 Mar 28;2(4):260–264. doi: 10.1253/circrep.CR-20-0012

Table.

Clinical Trials on n-3 PUFA and Cardiovascular Events

Clinical trial
(publication year)
No.
patients
n-3 PUFA dose Primary endpoint Clinical
outcome
RR or HR
GISSI-Prevenzione
Trial (1999)3
11,334 EPA+DHA
(850–882 mg/day)
(a) Death, non-fatal MI, and non-fatal stroke
(b) Cardiovascular death, non-fatal MI, and
non-fatal stroke
Positive Four-way analysis
(a) RR, 0.85
(95% CI: 0.74–0.98)
(b) RR, 0.80
(95% CI: 0.68–0.95)
JELIS (2007)4 18,645 EPA
(1,800 mg/day)
Any major coronary event, including sudden
cardiac death, fatal and non-fatal MI, and
other non-fatal events including unstable
angina pectoris, angioplasty, stenting, or
CABG
Positive HR, 0.81
(95% CI: 0.69–0.95)
ORIGIN (2012)6 12,536 EPA+DHA
(840 mg/day)
Death from cardiovascular causes Negative HR, 0.98
(95% CI: 0.87–1.10)
Risk and Prevention
Study (2013)7
12,505 EPA+DHA
(850–1,000 mg/day)
Cumulative rate of death, non-fatal MI, and
non-fatal stroke
Negative HR, 0.97
(95% CI: 0.88–1.08)
ASCEND (2018)8 15,480 EPA+DHA
(840 mg/day)
First serious vascular event (i.e., non-fatal MI,
or stroke, TIA, or vascular death, excluding
confirmed intracranial hemorrhage)
Negative Rate ratio, 0.97
(95% CI: 0.87–1.08)
REDUCE-IT (2019)5 8,179 EPA
(4,000 mg/day)
Composite of cardiovascular death, non-fatal
MI (including silent MI), non-fatal stroke,
coronary revascularization, or unstable angina
Positive HR, 0.75
(95% CI: 0.68–0.83)
VITAL (2019)9 25,871 EPA+DHA
(840 mg/day)
Major cardiovascular events (a composite of
MI, stroke, or death from cardiovascular
causes) and invasive cancer of any type
Negative HR, 0.92
(95% CI: 0.80–1.06)

ASCEND, A Study of Cardiovascular Events in Diabetes; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; GISSI-Prevenzione, Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivenza nell’Infarto Miocardico-Prevenzione; JELIS, Japan EPA Lipid intervention Study; MI, myocardial infarction; ORIGIN, Outcome Reduction with an Initial Glargine Intervention; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; REDUCE-IT, Cardiovascular Risk Reduction with Icosapent Ethyl for Hypertriglyceridemia; RR, relative risk; TIA, transient ischemic attack; VITAL, Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial.