Effects of Hypercholesterolemia and Statin Exposure on Survival in a Large National Cohort of Patients With Cirrhosis
Kaplan DE, Serper M, Mehta R, Fox R, John B, Aytaman A, Baytarian M, Hunt K, Albrecht J, Njei B, Taddei TH, Group V. Effects of Hypercholesterolemia and Statin Exposure on Survival in a Large National Cohort of Patients With Cirrhosis. Gastroenterology 2019, 156: 1693-1706.e12. PMID: 30660733, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.01.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCarcinoma, HepatocellularCholesterolFemaleHeart FailureHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsHypercholesterolemiaLiver CirrhosisLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRetrospective StudiesStrokeSurvival RateUnited StatesConceptsRetrospective cohort studyStatin exposureLarge national cohortHepatic decompensationStatin useCohort studyHazard ratioNational cohortMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelBaseline total cholesterolPrior statin exposureStatin-naïve subjectsEffect of hypercholesterolemiaVeterans Health AdministrationProportional hazards modelHepatocellular carcinoma developmentDecrease of mortalityRisk-set matchingChild-TurcottePugh classStatin therapyDL increaseTotal cholesterolHepatic function