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Pravastatin and cardiovascular risk in moderate chronic kidney disease
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Nakamura H et al. – Risk of CVD is higher in patients with moderate CKD compared with those with normal renal function/mild CKD, and was significantly reduced by treatment with pravastatin. Pravastatin also exerted beneficial effects on renal function in patients with moderate CKD.
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