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Lowering cholesterol in chronic kidney disease by Colin Baigent

Posted: 03 Apr 2012
The largest trial investigating the benefits of cholesterol lowering in kidney patients.

The Study of Heart and Renal Protection (SHARP) concluded that around a quarter of all heart attacks, strokes, and operations to open blocked arteries could be avoided in people with chronic kidney disease by using the combination of ezetimibe and simvastatin to lower blood cholesterol levels.