Plasma levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol and outcomes in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
Ghaleb KhirfanVickram TejwaniXiaofeng WangManshi LiJoseph DiDonatoRaed A DweikNicholas SmediraGustavo A HeresiPublished in: PloS one (2018)
HDL-C levels in CTEPH patients were lower compared to control subjects, but higher compared to PAH patients. Higher HDL-C in CTEPH was associated with less right ventricular dilation and greater decrement in postoperative PVR. These data suggest that HDL-C may be a useful marker of small vessel disease in CTEPH.