Lack of an association or an inverse association between low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and mortality in the elderly: a systematic review

Uffe Ravnskov,Ralf Sundberg,Rokura Hama,Tore Schersten,Paul J Rosch,Luca Mascitelli,Malcolm Kendrick,Aseem Malhotra,David M Diamond,Sherif Sultan,Harumi Okuyama,Tomohito Hamazaki,Niamh Hynes,Yoichi Ogushi,Peter H Langsjoen,Kilmer S Mccully,Björn Hammarskjöld

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010401

Lack of an association or an inverse association between low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and mortality in the elderly: a systematic review

Uffe Ravnskov, Ralf Sundberg + Show 15 more

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010401

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Journal: BMJ Open	Publication Date: Jun 1, 2016
Citations: 239	License type: open-access

Affiliation: Magle (Sweden), Japan Research Institute, University of Gothenburg, Macclesfield District General Hospital, Frimley Park Hospital, University of South Florida, Galway Clinic, University Hospital Galway, National University of Ireland, Kinjo Gakuin University, Nagoya City University, University of Toyama, Tokai University, Harvard University, VA Boston Healthcare System

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ObjectiveIt is well known that total cholesterol becomes less of a risk factor or not at all for all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality with increasing age, but as little is...

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