ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS IN THE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART OR ARTERY DISEASE

摘要

A method for preventing and/or treating depression in patients with cardiovascular disease comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a medicament containing essential fatty acids containing a high content in eicosapentanoic acid ethyl ester (EPA), in docosahexaenoic acid ethyl ester (DHA) or in a high concentration mixture of eicosapentanoic acid ethyl ester (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid ethyl ester (DHA), wherein the EPA/DHA ratio by weight in the EPA and DHA mixture is about 0.9 to 1.5.