Cholesterol and Heart Failure Survival
A longitudinal 20 years of follow up showed a decrease in the survival of heart failure patients who maintained low LDL cholesterol levels
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Evidence Score
Groups of people are followed over time to see who develops an outcome. Strong for identifying risk factors and associations, but cannot prove causation as firmly as RCTs.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 531 / 72
Evidence Score
Groups of people are followed over time to see who develops an outcome. Strong for identifying risk factors and associations, but cannot prove causation as firmly as RCTs.
Publication
Journal
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine
Year
2018
Authors
G. Charach, Ori Argov, H. Nochomovitz, O. Rogowski, L. Charach, I. Grosskopf
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Claims (4)
For heart failure patients younger than 70, having lower 'bad' cholesterol might actually be linked to a higher chance of dying.
For people with very bad heart problems, having lower 'bad' cholesterol at the start of treatment might actually lead to a higher chance of dying over 20 years, especially if they're younger than 70 or taking cholesterol-lowering drugs.
This claim says that when people with very serious heart problems have higher 'bad' cholesterol levels at the start of treatment, they might actually live longer than those with lower levels.
About half of the people who have serious heart problems also have low 'bad' cholesterol levels.