Dietary Linolenic Acid Is Inversely Associated With Calcified Atherosclerotic Plaque in the Coronary Arteries
- 7 June 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 111 (22) , 2921-2926
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.104.489534
Abstract
Background— High dietary intake of linolenic acid is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease mortality. However, little is known about the association between linolenic acid and subc...Keywords
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