The association of albuminuria and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein with the efficacy of HMG-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors for cardiovascular event prevention

Conclusions
The start of statin treatment is associated with a significantly lower absolute as well as relative risk of cardiovascular events in subjects with hypercholesterolemia and elevated albuminuria, whereas these drugs had less effect in subjects with normal albuminuria.

Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - April 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Özyilmaz, A., Boersma, C., Visser, S. T., Postma, M. J., de Jong-van den Berg, L. T., Lambers-Heerspink, H. J., de Jong, P. E., Gansevoort, R. T. Tags: Original scientific papers Source Type: research