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Dear All, As many of you may know, Tim Russert, host of Meet the Press, passed away recently from sudden cardiac death. I wanted to take this time to share with you a little information about sudden cardiac death, and a prevention strategy that may be of help to you, your family or friend -- which is that fish oil, 1 g of EPA and DHA a day can reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death greatly. Here is more information on sudden cardiac death: www.americanheart.org American Heart Association recommends 1 g of EPA and DHA if you have heart disease: www.americanheart.org In the video, I refer to several different studies; 1) This is the big 1999 fish oil study that I mentioned www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 2) Here is the link to the review showing that fish oil beats out statins in reducing risk of death: archinte.ama-assn.org 3) Here is a review article talking about benefits vs. risks of fish jama.ama-assn.org More information on primary and secondary endpoints: www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov Here is the link to my website: www.bostonmedicalstudent.wordpress.com ______ PS I wanted to point out something important: that the opinions expressed in this post are not necessarily those of Harvard Medical School, its affiliated institutions, or Harvard University. Also, I'm just a medical student, so my posts are hopefully conversation starters, but only conversation starters — not medical advice. If my posts intrigue you, please read more about the topic and discuss about it with your doctor. I ...