Extravirgin Olive Oil Consumption Reduces Risk of Atrial Fibrillation The PREDIMED (Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea) Trial
Clinical Trials Saturday, July 5th, 2014CIRCULATIONAHA: April 30, 2014
Background—The PREDIMED (Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea) randomized primary prevention trial showed that a Mediterranean diet enriched with either extravirgin olive oil or mixed nuts reduces the incidence of stroke, myocardial infarction, and cardiovascular mortality. We assessed the effect of these diets on the incidence of atrial fibrillation in the PREDIMED trial.
Methods and Results—Participants were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 diets: Mediterranean diet supplemented with extravirgin olive oil, Mediterranean diet supplemented with mixed nuts, or advice to follow a low-fat diet (control group). Incident atrial fibrillation was adjudicated during follow-up by an events committee blinded to dietary group allocation. Read More
