Statin Induced Autoimmune Necrotizing Myopathy (SIANM): An Alarming Adverse Event of a Familiar Medication

Statins are a widely prescribed medication that lowers serum cholesterol by inhibiting the HMG-CoA reductase enzyme, a rate-limiting step in cholesterol synthesis. Myopathy is one of the well-known adverse effects of statins, mainly when prescribed with the fibrates. However, statin-induced autoimmu...

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Autores principales: Ganta, Nagapratap, Alnabwani, Dina, Bommu, Veera Jayasree L, Hechter, Sharon, Shah, Viraj, Cheriyath, Pramil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8933139/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35350496
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22273

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8933139/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35350496
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22273

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