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High Dose Atorvastatin Associated with Increased Risk of Significant Hepatotoxicity in Comparison to Simvastatin in UK GPRD Cohort
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Occasional risk of serious liver dysfunction and autoimmune hepatitis during atorvastatin therapy has been reported. We compared the risk of hepatotoxicity in atorvastatin relative to simvastatin treatment. METHODS: The UK GPRD identified patients with a first prescription for...
Autores principales: | Clarke, Alan T., Johnson, Paul C. D., Hall, Gillian C., Ford, Ian, Mills, Peter R. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4794178/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26983033 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151587 |
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