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Features of Rhabdomyolysis Secondary to Immobility and Statin-Induced Myopathy in a 70-Year-Old Female

Treatment with statins requires close monitoring of serum creatine kinase levels to prevent myopathy, which is a rare but potentially serious dose-dependent adverse effect of these drugs. Statins are cholesterol-lowering drugs that are among the most prescribed drugs worldwide and are considered eff...

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Autores principales: Shahid, Arzoo, Akbar, Mobassir A, Ariff, Madiha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7325407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32617207
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8330