Chest Pain, Statins, Troponin Elevation, and Myopathy: A Diagnostic and Management Dilemma

Am J Med. 2021 May;134(5):e303-e305. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.09.053. Epub 2020 Nov 9.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chest Pain / etiology*
  • Dermatomyositis / complications
  • Dermatomyositis / diagnosis*
  • Dermatomyositis / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rosuvastatin Calcium / adverse effects
  • Rosuvastatin Calcium / therapeutic use
  • Troponin / blood*

Substances

  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • Troponin
  • Rosuvastatin Calcium