Original Article

Safety Profile of High-Dose Statin Therapy in Geriatric Patients with Stroke

Objectives: Use of high-dose statin therapy (HDST) in patients with stroke became standard clinical practice after the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) study, in which the mean age of the study population was approximately 63 years. Little data are available on the adverse effects of statins…

Posted in: Geriatrics 10 myalgias 2 Stroke 16

Case Report

Resolution of Statin-Induced Myalgias by Correcting Vitamin D Deficiency

Correction of hyperlipidemia with statins is often limited by the side-effect of statin-induced myalgias. Vitamin D deficiency is also associated with myalgias that resolve with correction of the vitamin D deficiency. Myalgias associated with statin therapy may also resolve with correction of vitamin D deficiency. This case report presents a…

Posted in: Hyperlipidemia 4 myalgias 2 myositis 2 Statins 8 vitamin D 17
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