Atorvastatin Has a Dose‐Dependent Beneficial Effect on Kidney Function and Associated Cardiovascular Outcomes: Post Hoc Analysis of 6 Double‐Blind Randomized Controlled Trials

Atorvastatin Has a Dose‐Dependent Beneficial Effect on Kidney Function and Associated Cardiovascular Outcomes: Post Hoc Analysis of 6 Double‐Blind Randomized Controlled Trials

Background Kidney function decreases during the lifetime, and this decline is a powerful predictor of both kidney and cardiovascular outcomes. Statins lower cardiovascular risk, which may relate to beneficial effects on kidney function. We studied whether atorvastatin influences kidney function decl...

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Main Authors: Liffert Vogt, Sripal Bangalore, Rana Fayyad, Shari Melamed, G. Kees Hovingh, David A. DeMicco, David D. Waters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
cardiovascular disease
kidney
lipids
statin therapy
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.010827

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