Fascinating because the first thing your doctor is probably going to do is vastly reduce your cholesterol levels via drugs.
Association between cholesterol levels and infections after ischemic stroke
Mazzacane F, Leuci E, Persico A, et al
European Journal of Neurology|May 29, 2020
This
single center prospective cohort study was undertaken to determine if
cholesterol levels are correlated with the risk of infectious
complications (IC) in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Total (TOTc),
Low Density Lipoprotein and High Density Lipoprotein cholesterol levels
have been measured within 24 hours from admission. The occurrence of
any IC (pneumonia, urinary tract infection, sepsis, other infection)
during hospitalization was the outcome of interest.
There were a total of 603 patients (median age 78, 49.3% males), of whom
134 (22.2%) developed an IC. Patients with IC had lower TOTc vs
patients without IC. In patients with ischemic stroke, higher
cholesterol levels are independently linked to lower risk of IC.
Further studies are needed to validate the results and to describe the underlying biological mechanisms of this association.
Read the full article on European Journal of Neurology.
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