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SUBMITTER: Talasaz AH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8504484 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Talasaz Azita H AH Sadeghipour Parham P Aghakouchakzadeh Maryam M Dreyfus Isaac I Kakavand Hessam H Ariannejad Hamid H Gupta Aakriti A Madhavan Mahesh V MV Van Tassell Benjamin W BW Jimenez David D Monreal Manuel M Vaduganathan Muthiah M Fanikos John J Dixon Dave L DL Piazza Gregory G Parikh Sahil A SA Bhatt Deepak L DL Lip Gregory Y H GYH Stone Gregg W GW Krumholz Harlan M HM Libby Peter P Goldhaber Samuel Z SZ Bikdeli Behnood B
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 20211001 16
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is associated with systemic inflammation, endothelial activation, and multiorgan manifestations. Lipid-modulating agents may be useful in treating patients with COVID-19. These agents may inhibit viral entry by lipid raft disruption or ameliorate the inflammatory response and endothelial activation. In addition, dyslipidemia with lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and higher triglyceride levels portend worse outcomes in patients with COVID-19. Upon a s ...[more]