News & Events: Omega-3 Fatty Acids

UCSF Magazine reports on the work of researchers using potent compounds, produced naturally from fish oil, to block the inflammation that can reblock arteries opened during stent procedures.  Michael S. Conte, M.D. Chief of the Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery and Director of the Conte Lab, and other researcher are collaborating in this endeavor:  Doctors implant more than a half million stents annually to prop open patients' blocked arteries and restore their blood flow. But often, inflammation triggers a process that reblocks the vessel as the area heals. UC San Francisco [...]