Higher exercise capacity, but not omega-3 fatty acid consumption, predicts lower coronary artery calcium scores in women and men with coronary artery disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Higher coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores are associated with increased cardiovascular (CVD) events and mortality. Exercise capacity is predictive of CVD events. Our aim was to examine the relationship between exercise capacity and CAC in women and men.

Methods

CAC was measured in 203 men and 38 women with clinical coronary artery disease using multidetector coronary tomography. They were randomized to 3.36 g eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) daily or none for 30 months. Maximal exercise treadmill testing was performed at baseline with calculation of metabolic equivalents of task (METs) achieved as a measure of exercise capacity.

Results

Despite similar ages at baseline (64.0 ± 6.7 vs 62.7 ± 7.8 years, respectively, p = 0

SUBMITTER: Chedid G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10749985 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature