This study was published in Congestive Heart Failure 2012 Oct 16
Study title and authors:
Low-Density Lipoprotein Levels in Patients With Acute Heart Failure.
Kahn MR, Kosmas CE, Wagman G, Serrao GW, Fallahi A, Grady KM, Vittorio TJ.
Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23066917
This study investigated the association of cholesterol levels with death rates in patients hospitalised with heart failure. The study included 2,428 patients who were followed for 2.9 years.
The study found that those with low levels of low density liporotein (LDL) cholesterol, less than 71 mg/dL (1.8 mmol/L), had a 68% increased death rate compared to those with high levels of low density liporotein (LDL) cholesterol, more than 130 mg/dL (3.3 mmol/L).
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