Lipid metabolism changes in patients with severe COVID-19

CONCLUSIONS: During severe COVID-19, HDL-C and apoA-I concentrations are dramatically decreased in non-survivors. Moreover, High CRP/HDL-C ratio is significantly associated with an increase in mortality and a poor prognosis.PMID:33639119 | DOI:10.1016/j.cca.2021.02.011

Source: International Journal of Clinical Chemistry - February 27, 2021 Category: Chemistry Authors: Yi Li Yan Zhang Rongli Lu Minhui Dai Minxue Shen Jianchu Zhang Yanhui Cui Ben Liu Fengyu Lin Lingli Chen Duoduo Han Yifei Fan Yanjun Zeng Wen Li Sha Li Xiang Chen Haitao Li Pinhua Pan Source Type: research