A Prognostic Merit of Statins in Patients with Chronic Hemodialysis after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention—A 10-Year Follow-Up Study

A Prognostic Merit of Statins in Patients with Chronic Hemodialysis after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention—A 10-Year Follow-Up Study

Background: Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on chronic hemodialysis who are complicated by coronary artery disease (CAD) are at very high risk of cardiovascular (CV) events and mortality. However, the prognostic benefit of statins, which is firmly established in the general population,...

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Main Authors: Takehiro Funamizu, Hiroshi Iwata, Yuichi Chikata, Shinichiro Doi, Hirohisa Endo, Hideki Wada, Ryo Naito, Manabu Ogita, Yoshiteru Kato, Iwao Okai, Tomotaka Dohi, Takatoshi Kasai, Kikuo Isoda, Shinya Okazaki, Katsumi Miyauchi, Tohru Minamino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
hemodialysis
statin
secondary prevention
percutaneous coronary intervention
cardiovascular death
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/2/390

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