Rosuvastatin and cardiovascular events in patients undergoing hemodialysis

Bengt C Fellström, Alan G Jardine, Roland E Schmieder, Hallvard Holdaas, Kym Bannister, Jaap Beutler, Dong-Wan Chae, Alejandro Chevaile, Stuart M Cobbe, Carola Grönhagen-Riska, José J De Lima, Robert Lins, Gert Mayer, Alan W McMahon, Hans-Henrik Parving, Giuseppe Remuzzi, Ola Samuelsson, Sandor Sonkodi, D Sci, Gultekin SüleymanlarDimitrios Tsakiris, Vladimir Tesar, Vasil Todorov, Andrzej Wiecek, Rudolf P Wüthrich, Mattis Gottlow, Eva Johnsson, Faiez Zannad, AURORA Study Group, Alexander Maxwell

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Abstract

Statins reduce the incidence of cardiovascular events in patients at high cardiovascular risk. However, a benefit of statins in such patients who are undergoing hemodialysis has not been proved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1395-407
Number of pages13
JournalNew England Journal of Medicine
Volume360
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 02 Apr 2009

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AURORA study investigator

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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