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Omega 3 fatty acid for use as a prescription medical food and omega 3 fatty acid diagniostic assay for the dietary management of cardiovascular patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) who are deficient in blood EPA and DHA levels
Omega 3 fatty acid for use as a prescription medical food and omega 3 fatty acid diagniostic assay for the dietary management of cardiovascular patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) who are deficient in blood EPA and DHA levels
The present invention provides a kit for the dietary management of cardiovascular patients with cardiovascular disease who are deficient in blood Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) levels, the kit including a diagnostic assay for determining blood levels of EPA, DHA and Docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) and a pharmaceutical grade prescription medical food omega-3 fatty acid formulation containing about 90% or more omega 3 fatty acids by weight including a combination of EPA, DPA and DHA in a weight ratio of EPA:DHA of from 5.7 to 6.3, wherein the sum of the EPA, DHA and DPA are about 82% by weight of the total formulation and about 92% of the total omega 3 fatty acid content of the composition. The kit may further contain instructions for use of its components.
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