Statins are now being used to prevent KIDNEY problems in patients with hypertension
September 2002
Statins are now being used to prevent KIDNEY problems in patients with hypertension...even in people with normal lipid levels.
High blood pressure causes excessive protein excretion and damages renal tubules. Proteinuria is the single best predictor of kidney disease progression.
Reducing proteinuria can slow progression of kidney disease.
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