Patent ID: 8729124

Claim:
A method for increasing the stability of carotid plaques in a patient having had a symptom of at least one of transient ischemic attack and amaurosis fugax comprising administering to the patient having had a symptom of at least one of transient ischemic attack and amaurosis fugax a composition comprising eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), or a mixture of EPA and DHA, in a form chosen from pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, ethyl esters thereof, triglycerides thereof, and other alkyl esters thereof, wherein the composition increases the concentration of the EPA, DHA, or mixture thereof, in the patient's carotid plaque lipids, thereby increasing the stability of the carotid plaques, wherein EPA, DHA, or mixtures thereof are the sole active agent, wherein the composition is administered at a dosage ranging from 0.5 g/day to 5.0 g/day.