Markers of cholesterol synthesis to cholesterol absorption across the spectrum of non‐dialysis CKD: An observational study

• Autores principales: Insa E. Emrich (Autor), Gunnar H. Heine (Autor), P. Christian Schulze (Autor), Kyrill S. Rogacev (Autor), Danilo Fliser (Autor), Stefan Wagenpfeil (Autor), Michael Böhm (Autor), Dieter Lütjohann (Autor), Oliver Weingärtner (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Wiley, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract In dialysis patients, cholesterol‐lowering therapy with statins is less effective than in other high‐risk patients. This may be explained by a shift from cholesterol synthesis toward cholesterol absorption. In line, markers of cholesterol absorption-such as campesterol-better predict athero...