Beneficial effect of statins in patients receiving chronic hemodialysis following percutaneous coronary intervention: A nationwide retrospective cohort study

Sci Rep. 2018 Jun 26;8(1):9692. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-27941-w.

Abstract

The cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. However, roles of statins are still controversial in dialysis-dependent ESRD patients regardless of having proven coronary artery occlusive disease. The aim of this study was to examine the benefit of statin following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in ESRD patients who have proven coronary artery occlusive disease. This study was based on the National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort in South Korea. We included 150 ESRD patients on chronic hemodialysis who underwent PCI with stenting between 2002 and 2013. The primary outcome was a composite of myocardial infarction, stroke, and all-cause mortality. Multivariate time-dependent Cox regression analysis were performed, and statin therapy after PCI was treated as a time-dependent variable. During 3.15 ± 2.71 (mean ± standard deviation) years of follow-up, there were 82 patients with primary outcome. The adjusted hazard ratio for statin use was 0.54 [0.33-0.90] compared to no statin use. This study showed that statin has significant benefit on reducing adverse events risk in dialysis-dependent ESRD patients after PCI.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / drug therapy*
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / surgery*
  • Male
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / methods*
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Renal Dialysis / methods*
  • Retrospective Studies

Substances

  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors