Independent Effects of Kidney Function and Cholesterol Efflux on Cardiovascular Mortality.

Andreas Ritsch Monika HunjadiTatjana StojakovicJürgen E ScherberichGünther SilbernagelHubert ScharnaglGraciela E DelgadoMarcus E KleberWinfried März

Published in: Biomedicines (2022)

Our data propose the view that cholesterol efflux and kidney function are exerting their effects on cardiovascular mortality via different and independent pathways. Decreased cholesterol efflux may therefore not mediate the effects of impaired kidney function on cardiovascular mortality.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
low density lipoprotein
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
electronic health record
coronary artery disease
machine learning
big data
deep learning