STOMPing forward: statins, muscle complaints and CK

Atherosclerosis. 2013 Oct;230(2):256-7. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.07.044. Epub 2013 Aug 2.

Author

Reijo Laaksonen¹

Affiliation

¹ Zora Biosciences, Biologinkuja 1, 02150 Espoo, Finland; Science Center, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24075753
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.07.044

No abstract available

Keywords: Creatine kinase; Muscle function; Muscle pain; Myopathy; Statins.

MeSH terms

Atherosclerosis / pathology
Atorvastatin
Creatine Kinase / metabolism*
Heptanoic Acids / adverse effects*
Heptanoic Acids / therapeutic use
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
Muscle Weakness / chemically induced*
Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
Muscles / drug effects
Muscles / pathology*
Muscular Diseases / pathology*
Myalgia / chemically induced*
Pyrroles / adverse effects*
Pyrroles / therapeutic use
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Substances

Heptanoic Acids
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Pyrroles
Atorvastatin
Creatine Kinase