Journal article
Successful reintroduction of statin therapy after statin-associated rhabdomyolysis
Abstract
The case report demonstrates the successful use of an alternative statin after a statin-related episode of rhabdomyolysis. Statin-associated rhabdomyolysis is a serious adverse event with a very low incidence and is considered the most severe of the muscle-related side effects of the statins. Rechallenge with statins is not a recommended practice after rhabdomyolysis. The patient experienced a myocardial infarct 1 y after the episode of …
Authors
Simons JE; Holbrook AM; Don-Wauchope AC
Journal
Journal of Clinical Lipidology, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 594–596
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
7 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.jacl.2015.03.005
ISSN
1933-2874