THE SELF-LIMITING NATURE OF STATIN-INDUCED RHABDOMYOLYSIS

Statins have come to the forefront of treatments for hyperlipidemias, coronary artery diseases and strokes. They have been shown to cause myotoxicity and rhabdomyolysis. In most cases, rhabdomyolysis is self-limiting and needs supportive therapy. Two cases of statin-induced rhabdomyolysis are report...

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Autores principales: Al-Sulaiman, Abdulsalam A., Al-Muslim, Nora I., Al-Quorain, Abdulaziz A., Al-Sulaiman, Raed M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2009
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23012203
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author Al-Sulaiman, Abdulsalam A.
Al-Muslim, Nora I.
Al-Quorain, Abdulaziz A.
Al-Sulaiman, Raed M.
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description Statins have come to the forefront of treatments for hyperlipidemias, coronary artery diseases and strokes. They have been shown to cause myotoxicity and rhabdomyolysis. In most cases, rhabdomyolysis is self-limiting and needs supportive therapy. Two cases of statin-induced rhabdomyolysis are reported emphasizing the definition, risk factors, clinical features and the self-limiting nature of the disorder.
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spelling pubmed-33770452012-09-24 THE SELF-LIMITING NATURE OF STATIN-INDUCED RHABDOMYOLYSIS Al-Sulaiman, Abdulsalam A. Al-Muslim, Nora I. Al-Quorain, Abdulaziz A. Al-Sulaiman, Raed M. J Family Community Med Case Report Statins have come to the forefront of treatments for hyperlipidemias, coronary artery diseases and strokes. They have been shown to cause myotoxicity and rhabdomyolysis. In most cases, rhabdomyolysis is self-limiting and needs supportive therapy. Two cases of statin-induced rhabdomyolysis are reported emphasizing the definition, risk factors, clinical features and the self-limiting nature of the disorder. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2009 /pmc/articles/PMC3377045/ /pubmed/23012203 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Family and Community Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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