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Australian and New Zealand Living Guideline cholesterol-lowering therapy for people with chronic kidney disease (CARI Guidelines): Reducing the evidence-practice gap.
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Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) [Nephrology (Carlton)] 2024 Aug; Vol. 29 (8), pp. 495-509. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 29. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Aim: People with chronic kidney disease experience high rates of cardiovascular disease. Cholesterol-lowering therapy is a mainstay in the management but there is uncertainty in the treatment effects on patient-important outcomes, such as fatigue and rhabdomyolysis. Here, we summarise the updated CARI Australian and New Zealand Living Guidelines on cholesterol-lowering therapy in chronic kidney disease.<br />Methods: We updated a Cochrane review and monitored newly published studies weekly to inform guideline development according to international standards. The Working Group included expertise from nephrology, cardiology, Indigenous Health, guideline development and people with lived experience of chronic kidney disease.<br />Results: The guideline recommends people with chronic kidney disease (eGFR ≥15 mL/min/1.73 m <superscript>2</superscript> ) and an absolute cardiovascular risk of 10% or higher should receive statin therapy (with or without ezetimibe) to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events and death (strong recommendation, moderate certainty evidence). The guidelines also recommends a lower absolute cardiovascular risk threshold (≥5%) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Māori with chronic kidney disease to receive statin therapy (with or without ezetimibe) (strong recommendation, low certainty evidence). The evidence was actively surveyed from 2020-2023 and updated as required. No changes to guideline recommendations were made, with no new data on the balance and benefits of harms.<br />Conclusions: The development of living guidelines was feasible and provided the opportunity to update recommendations to improve clinical decision-making in real-time. Living guidelines provide the opportunity to transform chronic kidney disease guidelines.<br /> (© 2024 The Authors. Nephrology published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology.)
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- Humans
Australia epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases prevention & control
Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases etiology
Ezetimibe therapeutic use
New Zealand epidemiology
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Professional Practice Gaps
Anticholesteremic Agents therapeutic use
Anticholesteremic Agents adverse effects
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors therapeutic use
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic drug therapy
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic complications
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1440-1797
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38684481
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/nep.14295