Association of pre-transplant statin use with delayed graft function in kidney transplant recipients

Association of pre-transplant statin use with delayed graft function in kidney transplant recipients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Administration of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins), prior to ischemia or prior to reperfusion has been shown to decrease ischemia-reperfusion renal injury in animal studies. It is unknown whether this protective effect is appli...

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Main Authors: Reiling Janske, Johnson David W, Kruger Peter S, Pillans Peter, Wall Daryl R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/13/111

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