Eligibility for Statin Treatment in Korean Subjects with Reduced Renal Function: An Observational Study.
Byung Sub MoonJongho KimJi Hyun KimYoung Youl HyunSe Eun ParkHyung Geun OhCheol Young ParkWon Young LeeKi Won OhKyu Beck LeeHyang KimSung Woo ParkEun Jung RheePublished in: Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) (2016)
The proportion of statin-eligible subjects significantly increased according to worsening renal function in this Korean cohort. ACC/AHA guideline showed better agreement for statin eligibility with that recommended by KDIGO guideline compared to ATP III in subjects with CKD.