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Cardiovascular Pharmacogenomics--Implications for Patients With CKD.
Advances in chronic kidney disease - 1 Mar 2016
Cavallari Larisa H, Mason Darius L
Abstract excerpt
CKD is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Thus, patients with CKD often require treatment with cardiovascular drugs, such as antiplatelet, antihypertensive, anticoagulant, and lipid-lowering agents. There is significant interpatient variability in response to cardiovascular therapies, which contributes to risk for treatment failure or adverse drug effects. Pharmacogenomics offers the...
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