Association between hyperlipidemia and mortality after incident acute myocardial infarction or acute decompensated heart failure: a propensity score matched cohort study and a meta-analysis

Objective To examine the effect of HLP, defined as having a pre-existing or a new in-hospital diagnosis based on low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level ≥100 mg/dL during index hospitalisation or within the preceding 6 months, on all-cause mortality after hospitalisation for acute myocardi...

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Main Authors: Zhen Wang, M Hassan Murad, Mohammed Yousufuddin, Umesh Sharma, Paul Y Takahashi, Brittny Major, Eimad Ahmmad, Hossam Al-Zubi, Jessica Peters, Taylor Doyle, Kelsey Jensen, Ruaa Y Al Ward, Ashok Seshadri, Vinaya Simha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/12/e028638.full
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