Abstract
The REDUCE-IT (Reduction of Cardiovascular Events with Icosapent Ethyl-Intervention Trial) study recently demonstrated that administration of high doses of omega-3 fatty acids confers cardiovascular benefit in high-risk patients with the modest hypertriglyceridemia. This provided optimism for a therapeutic area that has challenged the field of cardiovascular prevention for 2decades. However, it raises a number of questions including understanding the mechanism underscoring this benefit, how best to use these therapies and whether similar results will be observed with alternative omega-3 fatty acid preparations. Contemporary clinical trials of omega-3 fatty acids and their attempt to prevent cardiovascular events will be reviewed.
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