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ArticleActa Cardiologica Sinica2021

Rosuvastatin Failed to Improve Arteriovenous Fistula Patency for Hemodialysis in Diabetic Patients - A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Jun-Neng Roan, Wei-Hung Lin, Meng-Ta Tsai, Te-Hui Kuo, Ting-Wei Lin, Di-Yung Chen, Shih-Yuan Fang, Ya-Ping Hsieh, Chung-Yi Li, Chen-Fuh Lam

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Article in Acta Cardiologica Sinica, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Jun-Neng RoanDepartment of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery.
Wei-Hung LinDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan.
Meng-Ta TsaiDepartment of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery.
Te-Hui KuoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan.
Ting-Wei LinDepartment of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery.
Di-Yung ChenDepartment of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery.
Shih-Yuan FangDepartment of Anesthesiology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University.
Ya-Ping HsiehDepartment of Anesthesiology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University.
Chung-Yi LiDepartment and Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan.
Chen-Fuh LamDepartment of Anesthesiology, E-Da Hospital.
China Medical University · TWI-Shou University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVery limited therapeutic strategies exist to prevent the primary failure of arteriovenous (AV) fistulas in patients with diabetes.

objectivesTo investigate whether rosuvastatin could improve the primary patency of AV fistulas in diabetic patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD).

methodsThis was a double-blind randomized clinical trial. From July 2012 to September 2018, patients aged between 18 and 65 years with type 2 diabetes and stage 5 CKD were randomized to receive placebo or rosuvastatin (5 mg/day) for 7 days prior to the creation of an AV fistula on the forearm until the 21

resultsA total of 60 patients were enrolled in the study. Rosuvastatin resulted in a 20% reduction in total cholesterol from postoperative day 0 to 28 (p = .0006). The overall rate of AV fistula failure (immaturity or stenosis) was 30%, with no significant difference between patients receiving rosuvastatin and those receiving the placebo (33.3% vs. 26.7%, p = .5731). Although not statistically significant, the administration of rosuvastatin might have increased the incidence of postoperative complications (2.99 vs. 2.39 event rate per 1000 patient-days; odds ratio, 1.33; p = .5986).

conclusionsRosuvastatin showed no significant beneficial effects on the primary patency of AV fistulas in diabetic patients with stage 5 CKD, but might have been associated with the risk of drug-related complications.

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