What do systematic reviews say?

Statins vs placebo or usual care

Statin therapy showed no clear difference in hospitalisation due to heart failure compared with placebo or standard of care (low certainty).

• HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) for people with chronic kidney disease not requiring dialysis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.7 [0.37, 1.32]
  1 study · 579 participants
  Low