Isoprostane 8-epi-PGF2alpha is frequently increased in patients with muscle pain and/or CK-elevation after HMG-Co-enzyme-A-reductase inhibitor therapy
- 20 August 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Journal of Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics
- Vol. 26 (4) , 303-310
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2710.2001.00360.x
Abstract
Background: Muscle pains with or without CK‐elevation are among the most frequently observed side‐effects in patients with hyperlipoproteinemia on various statins. The pathophysiological background,...Keywords
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