Non-cardiovascular effects associated with statins.

doi:10.1136/bmj.g3743

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Non-cardiovascular effects associated with statins.

BMJ (Clinical research ed.) - 17 Jul 2014

Desai Chintan S, Martin Seth S, Blumenthal Roger S

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Statins form the pharmacologic cornerstone of the primary and secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. In addition to beneficial cardiovascular effects, statins seem to have multiple non-cardiovascular effects. Although early concerns about statin induced hepatotoxicity and cancer have subsided owing to reassuring evidence, two of the most common concerns that clinicians have are myopathy...

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PMID: 25035309
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g3743
PMCID: PMC4707717

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