Plasma levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol and outcomes in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

Plasma levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol and outcomes in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

BACKGROUND:High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) has various anti-inflammatory, anti-atherogenic, anti-oxidant and anti-coagulant properties that improve vascular function. The utility of HDL-C as a biomarker of severity and predictor of survival was described in patients with pulmonary arter...

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Main Authors: Ghaleb Khirfan, Vickram Tejwani, Xiaofeng Wang, Manshi Li, Joseph DiDonato, Raed A Dweik, Nicholas Smedira, Gustavo A Heresi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5973565?pdf=render

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