Heart attack patients with lower bad cholesterol had more inflammation
Lower LDL-cholesterol levels associated with increased inflammatory burden in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
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Surprising Findings
Lower LDL cholesterol levels were associated with higher hs-CRP levels in STEMI patients.
It contradicts the expectation that lower LDL cholesterol reduces inflammation and improves cardiovascular outcomes.
Practical Takeaways
Not specified in abstract
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Surprising Findings
Lower LDL cholesterol levels were associated with higher hs-CRP levels in STEMI patients.
It contradicts the expectation that lower LDL cholesterol reduces inflammation and improves cardiovascular outcomes.
Practical Takeaways
Not specified in abstract
Publication
Journal
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira
Year
2021
Authors
Eser Açıkgöz, S. K. Açıkgöz, Belma Yaman, A. Kurtul
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Claims (4)
In heart attack patients, those with the lowest 'bad' cholesterol levels tend to have more inflammation than those with higher 'bad' cholesterol levels.
When someone has a serious heart attack, having lower 'bad' cholesterol might actually mean there's more inflammation happening in their body, which could be a sign of worse health.
When people have a certain type of heart attack, those with lower 'bad' cholesterol tend to have lower levels of inflammation in their blood.
About half of the people who have serious heart problems also have low 'bad' cholesterol levels.