These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: [Statins in chronic renal disease].
    Author: Ferreira SR, Rocha AM, Saraiva JF.
    Journal: Arq Bras Cardiol; 2005 Oct; 85 Suppl 5():45-9. PubMed ID: 16400399.
    Abstract:
    Hypertriglyceridemia and low HDL-c are common features in patients with chronic renal failure. Cardiovascular mortality is substantially increased in the presence of chronic renal disease (10-20 times higher). There is evidence from clinical trials with statins suggesting their protective role in the progression of renal disease. In addition, reduced rates of non-fatal myocardial infarction and cardiac mortality were seen after renal transplant in patients receiving fluvastatin. However, a recent study with atorvastatin failed to demonstrate reduction in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among diabetic patients on hemodialysis therapy. Ongoing trials will define the precise role of statins in this subset of patients.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]