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Mortality benefits of statins has been attributed to lower lipid levels, but recent reports indicate that statins may reduce cardiovascular risk by other mechanisms, [ 6 7 ] and may also reduce cancer-related mortality [ 8 ] . Consensus is growing for statin use in all ESRD patients with atherosclerotic disease or diabetes [ 9 ] . If used this way, over 60% of all dialysis patients might be eligible for statins [ 10 ] . Despite an acceptable safety profile [ 6 11 ] , fewer than 10% of dialysis patients were prescribed statins according to USRDS and Canadian studies, [ 3 12 ] even in known coronary heart disease [ 13 ] .
A Statin Formulary Conversion Clinic switched all patients to cerivastatin (preferred agent) or simvastatin between January-April 2000 [ 22 ] . HD patients were given simvastatin during the conversion due to dose adjustment recommendations for cerivastatin in patients with renal insufficiency and lack of experience with this drug in ESRD.
We therefore chose to group all patients with ESRD due to diabetes together.
Future prospective studies are required to determine efficacy and tolerability of HAART and ACE inhibitors in patients with HIVAN and ESRD.
Thirty-six of these patients had ESRD as a result of HIVAN.