A severe myopathy case in aged patient treated with high statin dosage

A severe myopathy case in aged patient treated with high statin dosage

Statins (S) are widely used drugs for cardiovascular prevention however their utilization may cause a various grade of muscle toxicity. Sometime S discontinuation alone is not sufficient to revert muscle injury and this can evolve in serious inflammatory muscle disease. In this case immunosuppressiv...

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Main Authors: Canzonieri Elena, De Candia Cristina, Tarascio Salvatore, Giamporcaro Silvia, Lumera Giovanni, Rigano Giuseppe, Incognito Carmela, Privitera Filippo, Guarnaccia Agata, Foti Pietro Valerio, Palmucci Stefano, Gangemi Pietro, Fuccio-Sanzà Giulia, Signorelli Salvatore Santo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Toxicology Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750017300525

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