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The role of lactate dehydrogenase in hospitalized patients, comparing those with pulmonary versus non-pulmonary infections: A nationwide study.

Amit FrenkelAdi ShilohBeatrice AzulayVictor NovackMoti KleinJacob Dreiher
Published in: PloS one (2023)
Among hospitalized patients with infectious diseases, lactic dehydrogenase levels were associated with mortality and target organ damage, and were similar in patients with pulmonary and non-pulmonary infections. Among patients with lactic dehydrogenase levels >900 U/L, mortality was prominently higher among those with pulmonary than non-pulmonary infections.
Keyphrases
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular events
  • cardiovascular disease
  • coronary artery disease