Prevention

Consider giving patients  

• n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplements ^a

Why?

• Patients given n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are less likely to die, have a myocardial infarction or a stroke. ^a

n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids reduce death, MI or stroke

Patient	Treatment	Comparison	Outcome	CER	RRR (95% CI)	NNT (95% CI)
myocardial infarction a	n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids	placebo	death, MI or stroke at 3.5 years	15%	14% (2.0% to 25%)	48 (26 to 330)