Efficacy of short-term moderate or high-dose statin therapy for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy in high-risk patients with chronic kidney disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

Efficacy of short-term moderate or high-dose statin therapy for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy in high-risk patients with chronic kidney disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

Although previous studies have indicated that statin therapy can effectively prevent the development of CIN, this observation remains controversial, especially in high-risk patients. A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the efficacy of statin pretreatment for preventing the development of CIN i...

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Main Authors: Yan-Lin Zhou, Li-Qun Chen, Xiao-Gang Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2021-03-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury
Statin
Chronic Kidney Disease
Renal Insufficiency
Diabetes Mellitus
High-Risk Patients
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322021000100405&tlng=en

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