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PapersPMID:27535773

Fish oil for kidney transplant recipients.

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews2016The record ↗

  1. Finding, very limited evidencelowersDiastolic blood pressure

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  • “Fish oil treatment was associated with a lower diastolic blood pressure (4 studies, 200 participants: MD -4.53 mm Hg, 95% CI -7.60 to -1.45) compared to placebo.”
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Participants
    200
    Effect
    −4.53 mean difference, 95% CI −7.6 to −1.45
    Population
    Kidney transplant recipients on a calcineurin inhibitor-based immunosuppressive regimen; 4 trials, 200 participants

Study record

Design
meta-analysis
Species
human
Population
Kidney transplant recipients on a calcineurin inhibitor-based immunosuppressive regimen; RCTs of fish oil versus placebo (and versus statins)
Participants
733
Comparator
placebo
Duration
not reported
Endpoints measured
9