URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25738856
Journal: Critical Care Medicine
Publication Date: 06/2015
Summary: Low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low triglycerides, and high Killip severity were associated with significantly higher 30-day in-hospital mortality in patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction.
Key Takeaways
Patients who come to the hospital due to a heart attack with low LDL, low triglycerides, and evidence of heart failure had higher chance of dying within 30 days.
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