Statin-associated myopathy: a general overview

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The European Research Journal
Volume:5 Issue:4
Statin-associated myopathy: a general overview

Statin-associated myopathy: a general overview

Pages : 707-711

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Publication Date : 2019-07-04

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :Among the amazing turn of events in preventing and reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases since the discovery of statins, thousand of physicians started to prescribe it as a regular life-long treatment, but regarding the expanding number of patients on statin therapy, a wide spectrum of side effects started to appear. Statin-associated myopathy considered as one of the most common side effects and could be subtle for a long time, we performed a review to provide a clinical summary of statin-associated myopathy and to discuss possible mechanisms of risk factors and management of statin-associated myopathy.
Keywords : Statin associated myopathy, myalgia, myositis, rhabdomyolysis

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