Changes in muscle strength in patients with statin myalgia

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1215-1216

  Panza, Gregory A ^a   Taylor, Beth A ^a,b   Roman, William ^a   Thompson, Paul D ^a  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; DYNAMOMETER; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYALGIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CONNECTICUT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYALGIA; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84921776755     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.07.042     Document Type: Article

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