Should all kidney transplant patients be started on statin therapy post operatively given their increased risk of CVD?
At what doses do you start? and how do you titrate therapy?
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Endocrinology · Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
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A kidney transplant is not an indication for statin therapy per se. The 2018 cholesterol guidelines list CKD (but not ESRD or Transplant) as a risk-enhancing factor. I would guide the decision to use statin therapy based on the patient's risk as assessed for non-transplant patients. Having said that...
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