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Therefore, we aimed to explore the association between blood lipid profile and HF.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 584 newly diagnosed HF patients and 611 non-HF controls were included. Clinical characteristics and routine lipid parameters were collected. LDL-C subfractions (LDLC-1 to LDLC-7) were quantified using the LDL subfractions kit. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to identify independent correlates of HF.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 584 HF patients and 611 controls, conventional LDL-C did not significantly differ between groups. However, HF patients had significantly higher sdLDL-C level, lower lbLDL-C level, and higher sdLDL-C\/lbLDL-C ratio than controls. Multivariable logistic regression identified sdLDL-C\/lbLDL-C ratio (OR\u2009=\u20092.199, 95%CI: 1.293\u20133.874,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001) as independent factor associated with HF.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Lipoprotein subfraction characteristics, particularly the sdLDL-C\/lbLDL-C ratio, is significantly associated with HF status and cardiac function.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcvm.2026.1873514","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,17]],"date-time":"2026-07-17T04:24:03Z","timestamp":1784262243000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Association of the sdLDL-C\/lbLDL-C ratio with heart failure beyond conventional LDL-C 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