Hospitalized heart failure patients in all age groups within the study and with all levels of
ejection fraction had significantly lower rates of survival after five years and a
higher risk of re-hospitalization than people in the United States without heart failure.
In fact, a previous study led by the same researcher (Mozaffarian, Am J Cardiol 2006 Jan) found that while eating baked or broiled fish was linked to a slower but more powerful heart beat and lower blood pressure, eating fried fish was associated with heart muscle motion abnormalities, a reduced
ejection fraction, lower cardiac output, and
higher blood pressure.
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