There is an underdiagnosed condition called statin-induced autoimmune myopathy. It can take years to show up and can be hard to treat.

Statin treatment leads to increased oxidative stress in the skeletal muscle cells and leads to upregulation of apoptosis. Mitochondrial antioxidants reverse the effects of simvastatin-induced ...

Despite being one of the most effective cholesterol-lowering agents, statins remain a controversial topic in healthcare. This ...

Considering taking supplements to treat statin induced myopathy? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of statin induced myopathy. Follow the links to ...

A means to identify those at increased risk of statin-induced myopathy could improve these agents' safety profiles and enable individualized dosing. The SEARCH investigators performed a well ...

The small statin-induced increases observed in HDL-cholesterol levels have not, however, been shown to correlate with any meaningful clinical benefit. Nicholls and colleagues, therefore ...

To examine the effect of lipid lowering drugs on irisin levels, a parallel three-group study was designed. Subjects were randomly assigned to receive simvastatin 40 mg/day, ezetimibe 10 mg/day or ...