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Titel:

Treatment Options for Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms.

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article; Review
Autor(en):
Laufs, Ulrich; Scharnagl, Hubert; Halle, Martin; Windler, Eberhard; Endres, Matthias; März, Winfried
Abstract:
About 4.6 million persons in Germany are now taking statins, i.e., drugs that inhibit the enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMGCoA) reductase. Statins lower the concentration of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and thereby lessen the rate of cardiovascular events; the size of this effect depends on the extent of lowering of the LDL cholesterol concentration. Muscle symptoms are a clinically relevant side effect of statin treatment.This review is based on pertinent publications retriev...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Dtsch Arztebl Int
Jahr:
2015
Band / Volume:
112
Heft / Issue:
44
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
748-55
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.3238/arztebl.2015.0748
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26575138
Print-ISSN:
1866-0452
TUM Einrichtung:
Poliklinik für Präventive und Rehabilitative Sportmedizin
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