Remnant Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Further Evidence for a Hypercholesterolemia Paradox From the TRIUMPH Registry
Martin SS, Faridi KF, Joshi PH, Blaha MJ, Kulkarni KR, Khokhar AA, Maddox TM, Havranek EP, Toth PP, Tang F, Spertus JA, Jones SR. Remnant Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Further Evidence for a Hypercholesterolemia Paradox From the TRIUMPH Registry. Clinical Cardiology 2015, 38: 660-667. PMID: 26459191, PMCID: PMC4715617, DOI: 10.1002/clc.22470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiomarkersChi-Square DistributionCholesterolFemaleHumansHypercholesterolemiaKaplan-Meier EstimateLinear ModelsLipoproteinsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesProtective FactorsRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTriglyceridesUnited StatesUp-RegulationConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHigh RLP-C levelsRLP-C levelsRemnant lipoprotein cholesterolLipoprotein cholesterolHazard ratioMyocardial infarctionAcute Coronary Events (GRACE) scoreIntermediate-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolLipoprotein cholesterol subfractionsMortality 2 yearsUnknown protective factorsLead-time biasRegression hazard ratiosTriglyceride-rich lipoproteinsPrior observational studiesTRIUMPH registryCholesterol subfractionsLowest tertileAMI outcomesAMI survivorsHypercholesterolemic patientsMiddle tertileGlobal Registry