European journal of clinical investigation
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Eur. J. Clin. Invest. · Jul 2016
Observational StudyNutritional predictors of mortality after discharge in elderly patients on a medical ward.
Malnutrition in elderly inpatients hospitalized on medical wards is a significant public health concern. The aim of this study was to investigate nutritional markers as mortality predictors following discharge in hospitalized medical elderly patients. ⋯ The MNA and BIA-derived phase angle are reasonable tools to identify malnourished patients at high mortality risk and may represent useful markers in intervention trials in this high-risk subgroup.
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Eur. J. Clin. Invest. · Jul 2016
Familial hypercholesterolaemia: cholesterol efflux and coronary disease.
Coronary heart disease (CHD) risk inversely associates with levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). The protective effect of HDL is thought to depend on its functionality, such as its ability to induce cholesterol efflux. ⋯ A higher plasma cholesterol efflux capacity and higher S1P and apoM content of HDL in asymptomatic FH patients may play a role in their apparent protection from premature CHD.