Elevated circulating PCSK9 level is associated with 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Objectives Pro-protein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 (PCSK9) decreases the clearance of the pathogenic lipids, supporting the potential role of PCSK9 in the prognosis of sepsis. Methods In this prospective cohort study, patients with sepsis were consecutively recruited from 1 to 2020 to 30...

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Published in:	BMC Emergency Medicine
Main Authors:	Yuanlu Shu, Ziwei Deng, Ye Deng, Jianliang Zhou, Jin Wang, Zhenxing Duan, Tao Jiang, Xiang Zhao, Zhihua Shi, Chengfeng Qiu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-10-01
Subjects:	PCSK9 Mortality Sepsis
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00896-6