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February 01, 2008; Volume 75,Issue 2

  1. Sarnak, Mark

    1. Should all patients with chronic kidney disease take a statin?
      Dena Rifkin, MD and Mark Sarnak, MD, MS
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2008, 75 (2) 118-120;

      Some patients should take a statin, particularly those not yet on dialysis who have low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels higher than 100 mg/dL. However, relatively few studies have addressed this question.

  2. Swanson, Karen L.

    1. Screen for portopulmonary hypertension, especially in liver transplant candidates
      Karen L. Swanson, DO and Michael J. Krowka, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2008, 75 (2) 121-136;

      Portopulmonary hypertension should be looked for in patients with liver disease, especially if liver transplantation is being considered, as it may make transplantation riskier to perform.

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