Nephroprotective and clinical potential of statins in dialyzed patients.
BACKGROUND
The combination of increased cardiovascular mortality and vascular complications due to dyslipidaemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) has focused attention onto the potential beneficial effects of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA) inhibitors (statins) on the course of CKD.


OBJECTIVE
To examine the use of statins in CKD.


METHODS
A review of relevant literature.


CONCLUSIONS
Current evidence from clinical trials in CKD patients on maintenance dialysis is limited. Therefore, the routine use of statins in this population remains the decision of individual physicians in discussion with their patients.
Rysz
Jacek
J
Medical University of Lodz, Department of Nephrology, Hypertension and Family Medicine, Lodz, Poland.
Aronow
Wilbert S
WS
Stolarek
Robert S
RS
Hannam
Simon
S
Mikhailidis
Dimitri P
DP
Banach
Maciej
M
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D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D008055:Lipids; D002784:Cholesterol; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases