Statins Improve Long Term Patency of Arteriovenous Fistula for Hemodialysis

The protective effects of statins against stenosis for permanent hemodialysis access have been repeatedly demonstrated in animal studies, but remain controversial in human studies. This study aims to evaluate the association between statin use and permanent hemodialysis access patency using a nation...

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Published in:Sci Rep
Main Authors: Chang, Hao-Hsiang, Chang, Yu-Kang, Lu, Chia-Wen, Huang, Chi-Ting, Chien, Chiang-Ting, Hung, Kuan-Yu, Huang, Kuo-Chin, Hsu, Chih-Cheng
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Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4763284/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26902330
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep22197
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