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  • Lipid-lowering drugs save lives on PD

    A new look at data from 1,053 people on PD from the USRDS has found that statins and other drugs that lower blood lipid (fat) levels seem to have a big impact on survival. Death rates from all causes or heart disease dropped by 26% and 33%, respectively.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2011-02-24)

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