Meaning
CKD, chronic kidney disease
EVENTS, ASCVD
These findings suggest that in older adults with CKD stages 3 to 4 without prior ASCVD, statin initiation may lower risk of mortality and MACE.This cohort study uses target trail emulation to evaluate the association of statin use with all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events among US veterans older than 65 years with chronic kidney disease stages 3 to 4.