Host Dr. Alan Brown talks with Dr. George Bakris, director of the Hypertensive Disease Unit at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, about lipid management in the hypertensive patient and its particular relevance to patients with chronic kidney disease. How do cardiovascular events differ in chronic kidney disease patients compared to the general population? And do statins work in dialysis patients? They discuss these questions and the conclusions of the Study of Heart and Renal Protection (SHARP).
Managing Lipids in the Chronic Kidney Disease Patient

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Host Dr. Alan Brown talks with Dr. George Bakris, director of the Hypertensive Disease Unit at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, about lipid management in the hypertensive patient and its particular relevance to patients with chronic kidney disease. How do cardiovascular events differ in chronic kidney disease patients compared to the general population? And do statins work in dialysis patients? They discuss these questions and the conclusions of the Study of Heart and Renal Protection (SHARP).
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