English Cardiovascular diseases are the most common causes of death in Germany and the
prevalence is increased in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Statins are often …

Statins are effective in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia for primary and secondary
prevention of cardiovascular disease. While most side effects of statins are mild and …

Statin-associated muscle problems are more common than the 1-5% prevalence reported in
large clinical trials. Observational studies show a prevalence of about 10%. Muscle …

The article discusses a study on statin-induced myopathy and its management. There are
several factors that increase the risk of statin-induced myopathy, and an underlying …

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide.
HMGCoA reductase inhibitors or" statins" reduce low density lipoprotein cholesterol and …

The clinical spectrum of muscle-and skeletal-related side-effects of statins includes varied
myalgias and weakness, an asymptomatic increase in the concentration of creatine kinase …

Controlled clinical studies and clinical experience over many years have proven that
virtually all patients at high cardiovascular risk benefit from lipid-lowering therapy with …

Statins are one of the most commonly used classes of drugs because they have been shown
to significantly reduce cardiovascular disease in both primary and secondary prevention …

Muscle toxicity can be classified as myopathy, myalgia, myositis or rhabdomyolysis (RM).
RM can occur in patients with muscular dystrophy, alcoholic myopathy, peripheral artery …

Statins are considered to be safe, well tolerated and the most efficient drugs for the treatment
of hypercholesterolemia, one of the main risk factor for atherosclerosis, and therefore they …