Study: Statins May Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in CKD Patients

Statin May Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Kidney Disease Patients
Jody A. Charnow
January 15 2010

Lovastatin may prevent development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in CKD patients, according to study findings published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (2009; published online ahead of print). The study included 5,608 men and 997 women without CVD randomized to receive either lovastatin or placebo. After an average follow-up of 5.3 years, lovastatin recipients had a 69% decreased risk of a CVD event compared with the placebo arm, after adjusting for potential confounders.

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