High lipid levels may increase risk for acute myocardial infarction in HCV

High lipid levels may increase risk for acute myocardial infarction in HCV

Butt and colleagues evaluated 55,814 HCV-positive and 84,772 HCVnegative patients without major cardiovascular risk factors (eg, diabetes, hypertension, smoking, COPD, chronic kidney disease and HIV) to determine if HCV-positive patients are at increased risk for acute myocardial infarction (MI) due...

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Veröffentlicht in:Infectious Disease News 2016-11, Vol.29 (11), p.67
1. Verfasser: Stevens, Melinda
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Health risk assessment
Heart attacks
Lipids
Patients
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Zusammenfassung:Butt and colleagues evaluated 55,814 HCV-positive and 84,772 HCVnegative patients without major cardiovascular risk factors (eg, diabetes, hypertension, smoking, COPD, chronic kidney disease and HIV) to determine if HCV-positive patients are at increased risk for acute myocardial infarction (MI) due to lower total cholesterol and LDL levels.
ISSN:1056-9251