SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF ROSUVASTATIN FOR HYPERLIPIDEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) STAGE 3 AND ABOVE

• Main Authors: Jun Yuto (Author), Yosuke Ehara (Author), Kazuhiko Shibata (Author), Tamio Iwamoto (Author), Gen Yasuda (Author), Mari Katsumata (Author), Yuichiro Yamamoto (Author), Nobuhito Hirawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The frequency of hypertriglyceridemia is high in CKD patients, but few medications are available for controlling this lipid parameter when renal insufficiency advances. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of long-term treatment with rosuvastatin, one of the strong statins for hypercholesterolemic c...