Invasive Mechanical Ventilation and Death Was More Likely in Patients with Lower LDL Cholesterol Levels during COVID-19 Hospitalization: A Retrospective Propensity-Matched Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Adhya Mehta (Author), Amrin Kharawala (Author), Sanjana Nagraj (Author), Samuel J. Apple (Author), Diego Barzallo (Author), Majd Al Deen Alhuarrat (Author), Cesar Joel Benites Moya (Author), Sindhu Vikash (Author), Panagiotis Zoumpourlis (Author), Sophia Xesfingi (Author), Dimitrios Varrias (Author), Yunus Emre Demirhan (Author), Leonidas Palaiodimos (Author), Dimitrios Karamanis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hyperlipidemia has been associated with worse outcomes in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, lower LDL-C (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol) levels have been associated with increased COVID-19 severity and mortality. We conducted a retrospective observational study of pati...