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ANALYSIS OF ROLE OF STATINS ON CARDIAC PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AMONG LOCAL POPULATION OF PAKISTAN

Dr Faran Shahid, Dr Jamshed, Dr Nida Athar

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects an estimated 19 million people in the United States, representing 11% of the total adult population. Objectives of the study: The basic aim of the study is to analyse the role of statins on cardiac patients with chronic kidney disease among local population of Pakistan. Methodology of the study: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Services hospital, Lahore during November 2018 to March 2019. The data was collected from 50 patients who was suffering from cardiovascular disease and kidney disease. For this purpose, we make two groups of study. One group was control group and the other group was suffering from CVD and kidney problems. Results: The data was collected from 50 patients. The data shows the BMI, age, Total cholesterol level and other basic values. We can find that cholesterol level is high in patients as compared to normal values. We also shows the comparison of statin group and normal group. ROC curve explained the specificity and sensitivity of statin therapy in patients. Conclusion: It is concluded that patients with CKD are at high risk for CVD. Moreover, there is significant evidence showing that patients with CKD benefit from statin therapy with improvement of CV outcomes.

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