Statin-Induced Myopathy: A Case Review Mr. S, a 57 year old male with a history of type 2 diabetes and hypertension presents to your office with muscle aches of 3 weeks duration. Mr. S, a 57 year old ...

Statins are among the most commonly prescribed medications that significantly reduce cardiovascular risk in selected individuals. However, these drugs can also be associated with muscle symptoms ...

July 7, 2009 (Boston, Massachusetts) — Persistent muscle pain in patients taking statins reflects structural muscle damage, and this microscopic damage can occur in the absence of elevated creatine ...

San Diego, CA - Four cases of myopathy associated with the use of statin drugs in patients with normal levels of creatine kinase are reported in a paper in the October 1 issue of Annals of Internal ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Low vitamin D level is a potentially significant risk factor for statin-related myopathy, particularly for black patients, according to study findings presented here. In an analysis ...

The Physicians’ Desk Reference for Herbal Medicines has a discussion of how the statins may inhibit natural synthesis of coenzyme Q, placing a patient at risk for statin myopathy. Has a benefit been ...

Recently, statin safety and potential drug interactions have received close attention in the consumer and medical press. In particular, rosuvastatin, the most recent statin introduced into the US ...

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Statins are prescribed to millions of people worldwide to reduce their risks of suffering heart attacks and strokes. Researchers at the University of Oxford, in collaboration with other researchers, ...

Swallowing food was strangely difficult, and he was getting weaker by the day. By Lisa Sanders, M.D. “You have to take your husband to the hospital right now,” the doctor urged over the phone. “His ...

Mr. S has not had a cardiovascular event but is at high risk for an MI or CVA. Statins are the drug of first choice and should be used for primary and secondary prevention of MI and stroke. Some ...