Why the study?
Do low LDL cholesterol levels predict decreased survival in patients with advanced heart failure?
Population
Patients with advanced heart failure
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
20 years
Authors
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Low LDL-c may signal higher mortality risk in advanced HF; leaves open optimal lipid targets pending prospective trials.
Do low LDL cholesterol levels predict decreased survival in patients with advanced heart failure?
Maintaining low LDL cholesterol levels in advanced heart failure patients, especially those under 70 on statins, is associated with decreased survival over a 20-year follow-up.
Charach et al. (2018) studied this question.
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