RESEARCH ARTICLE
Dyslipidemia Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease
Vasilis Tsimihodimos, Zoi Mitrogianni, Moses Elisaf*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2011Volume: 5
First Page: 41
Last Page: 48
Publisher ID: TOCMJ-5-41
DOI: 10.2174/1874192401105010041
Article History:
Received Date: 9/12/2010Revision Received Date: 6/1/2011
Acceptance Date: 6/1/2011
Electronic publication date: 24/2/2011
Collection year: 2011

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Abstract
Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with impaired renal function. Dyslipidemia has been established as a well-known traditional risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the general population and it is well known that patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) exhibit significant alterations in lipoprotein metabolism. In this review, the pathogenesis and treatment of CKD-induced dyslipidemia are discussed. Studies on lipid abnormalities in predialysis, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients are analyzed. In addition, the results of the studies that tested the effects of the hypolipidemic drugs on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with CKD are reported.