Should Statins Be Banned from Dialysis?

J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Jun;28(6):1675-1676. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2017020201. Epub 2017 May 3.
No abstract available

Keywords: clinical nephrology; coronary calcification; dialysis; statins.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Decision-Making*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy*
  • Male
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • Prognosis
  • Renal Dialysis / adverse effects
  • Renal Dialysis / methods*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Societies, Medical / standards
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Calcification / chemically induced*
  • Vascular Calcification / physiopathology

Substances

  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors