Omega-3 fatty acids have been associated with lowering TG; however, robust data for clinical outcomes have been lacking until the recent publication of the Reduction of Cardiovascular Events with Icosapent Ethyl–Intervention Trial (REDUCE-IT).2,3 This blog will give a brief review of historical evidence, detail differences in fish oil supplements, and provide considerations for the role of Vascepa (icosapent ethyl) in high-risk patients with dyslipidemia.
