HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors in kidney transplant recipients receiving tacrolimus: statins not associated with improved patient or graft survival
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The beneficial effects of early statin use in kidney transplant recipients, especially those on tacrolimus-based immunosuppression, are not well established. We evaluated the predictors of statin use following kidney transplantation...
Main Authors: | Schaefer Heidi, Basu Amit, Tan Henkie, Johnston James, McCauley Jerry, Shapiro Ron, Wu Christine M, Younas Nizar, Smetanka Cynthia, Winkelmayer Wolfgang C, Unruh Mark |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-04-01
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Series: | BMC Nephrology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/11/5 |
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