An acute necrotising myopathy is a distinct form of uncommon muscle disease characterised by the rapid advancement of ...

Despite being one of the most effective cholesterol-lowering agents, statins ... even after treatment is discontinued. Dr Ali told GB News that the symptom - known as autoimmune myopathy - is ...

NICE warned that potential recipients of statins need to be carefully assessed, as the drugs have potential side effects such as myopathy and ... could be eligible for treatment.

The study reviewed available evidence on safety and efficacy of statin ... of myopathy (muscle weakness) per 10,000 patients, leading to rhabdomyolysis (muscle wasting) in one patient if treatment ...

Rheumatologists and cardiologists have long co-managed patients out of necessity and without much formal collaboration or ...

Figure 1 summarises the described changes in serum CK and myopathy after the various treatments. Our case satisfies the criteria stated by the Consensus Panel of the European Atherosclerosis Society ...

There are no standardised treatment guidelines for statin-induced myositis ... Clinically, patients with statin-associated myopathy can be classified into four groups: rhabdomyolysis, myalgia with ...

Increased hepatic transaminases, myopathy and muscle symptoms ... This study also confirmed the long‐term safety of treatment and showed that CIMT in those treated with statins was like that in ...

Moreover, it is hard to draw conclusions on the safety assessment of intensive statin treatment in this particular population ... persistent elevation of liver enzymes, myopathy and rhabdomyolysis.

There are a number of drug interactions with colchicine such as macrolide antibiotics and statins; thus, the primary physician should be informed that the patient is on colchicine treatment. The ...