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An Unnecessary Pain: Using Pharmacogenetics for Statin-related Skeletal Muscle Toxicity
Statins are an important class of medications in reducing the risk of cardiovascular events as well as overall mortality. However, a well-known adverse effect of statins is skeletal muscle toxicity, which may lead to abrupt discontinuation of the statin. In turn, patients may miss out on the benefit...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6029739/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29974012 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2557 |