[Long-term oil therapy in elderly patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease]

3-years dietetic application of polyenic fatty acids in 41 patients with peripheral arterial occlusion disease evoked significantly alterations of total and LDL-cholesterol level and of the serum fatty acid spectrum. These alterations must be valued as "antiatherogenic" although the HDL-cholesterol was not influenced. Linolenic acid enriched linseed oil seems to be more efficient than linolenic acid enriched sun flowers oil.