Original article title
Preoperative lipid concentrations and 28-day mortality after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained registry.
Abstract conclusion
“After adjustment for illness severity, preoperative LDL-C was not associated with 28-day mortality, and lipids provided no prognostic information beyond EuroSCORE 2.”
Keep in mind
Observational · association, not causation.
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