Myopathy associated with statin therapy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 661-662

  Wahl, Denis ^a   Petitpain, Nadine ^a   Frederic, Muriel ^a   Bour, Severine ^a   Kaminsky, Pierre ^a   Trechot, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; AUTOANTIBODY; CERIVASTATIN; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PRAVASTATIN; ROSUVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MYALGIA; MYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 34447101702     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.04.001     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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