• PLoS medicine · May 2006

    Review

    Statins in patients with chronic kidney disease: evidence from systematic reviews and randomized clinical trials.

    • Sankar D Navaneethan, Francesca Pansini, and Giovanni F M Strippoli.
    • Department of Medicine, Unity Health System, Rochester, New York, United States of America. sankardass@hotmail.com
    • PLoS Med. 2006 May 1; 3 (5): e123e123.

    AbstractGood evidence supports the widespread use of statins for cardiovascular disease; there is less evidence for their use in kidney disease. The question is addressed by discussing published trials and systematic reviews.

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