How do you approach deprescribing or continuing statin therapy in older adults with end-stage kidney disease who are initiating dialysis?
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How do you generally approach deprescribing or continuing statin therapy in older adults with end-stage kidney disease who are initiating dialysis?
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Nephrology · McMaster University
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My practice in older adults starting dialysis is no different from that of younger patients starting dialysis. If the patient is on a statin, I do not discontinue it. If the patient is not on a statin, I do not start it when they begin dialysis, as there is no strong evidence that it reduces cardiac...
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