Statins for slowing kidney disease progression: an as yet unproven indication

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Marcello Tonelli. Am J Kidney Dis. 2008 Sep.

. 2008 Sep;52(3):391-4.

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.07.010.

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Progression of kidney disease in moderately hypercholesterolemic, hypertensive patients randomized to pravastatin versus usual care: a report from the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT).
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