Neuromuscular Symptoms and Elevated Creatine Kinase after Statin Withdrawal
- 11 February 2010
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 362 (6), 564-565
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmc0908215
Abstract
The main reported adverse effects of statins are various forms of myotoxicity, ranging from myalgias to rhabdomyolysis.1,2 The occurrence of neuromuscular symptoms and elevated levels of creatine kinase that persist after the withdrawal of statin therapy is frequent, and there are no guidelines to help physicians determine whether such effects are the result of statin-related myotoxicity or an underlying neuromuscular disorder.3-5Keywords
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