Dha esters and use thereof in treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease

A method for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases related to heart rhythm, of diseases represented by defects in electric conduction in myocardial cells;

• of multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease chosen among hypertriglyceridemia, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia;
• for the primary or secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease derived from heart rhythm disorders, comprising the administration of an effective amount of docosahexaenoic acid ester with an alcohol chosen among the group consisting of:
• panthenol of the following formula:
• and
• isosorbide of the following formula:
• and
• isosorbide mononitrate of the following formula:
• or pyridin-3-ylmethyl docosahexaenoate, to a patient in need thereof.

A method for the prevention of auricular fibrillation comprising the administration of an effective amount of docosahexaenoic acid ester with an alcohol chosen among the group consisting of:

• panthenol of the following formula:
• and
• isosorbide of the following formula:
• and
• isosorbide mononitrate of the following formula:
• or of pyridin-3-ylmethyl docosahexaenoate in a patient in need thereof.