Prevalence of statin intolerance: a meta-analysis

I Bytyci, PE Penson, DP Mikhailidis… - European heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims Statin intolerance (SI) represents a significant public health problem for which precise
estimates of prevalence are needed. Statin intolerance remains an important clinical …

Association between lowering LDL-C and cardiovascular risk reduction among different therapeutic interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MG Silverman, BA Ference, K Im, SD Wiviott… - Jama, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The comparative clinical benefit of nonstatin therapies that reduce low-density
lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) remains uncertain. Objective To evaluate the association …

2013 ACC/AHA guideline on the treatment of blood cholesterol to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology …

NJ Stone, JG Robinson, AH Lichtenstein… - Circulation, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
The Blood Cholesterol Expert Panel (Expert Panel) was originally convened as the Expert
Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult …

Statin toxicity: mechanistic insights and clinical implications

NC Ward, GF Watts, RH Eckel - Circulation research, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
There is now overwhelming evidence to support lowering LDL-c (low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol) to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Statins are a class of drugs …

Effects of extended-release niacin with laropiprant in high-risk patients

HPS2-Thrive Collaborative Group - New England Journal of …, 2014 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Patients with evidence of vascular disease are at increased risk for subsequent
vascular events despite effective use of statins to lower the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) …

Statin safety and associated adverse events: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

CB Newman, D Preiss, JA Tobert… - … , and vascular biology, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
One in 4 Americans> 40 years of age takes a statin to reduce the risk of myocardial
infarction, ischemic stroke, and other complications of atherosclerotic disease. The most …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of statin therapy on muscle symptoms: an individual participant data meta-analysis of large-scale, randomised, double-blind trials

C Reith, C Baigent, L Blackwell, J Emberson, E Spata… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Statin therapy is effective for the prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease and is widely prescribed, but there are persisting concerns that statin therapy might …

Risk of incident diabetes with intensive-dose compared with moderate-dose statin therapy: a meta-analysis

D Preiss, SRK Seshasai, P Welsh, SA Murphy, JE Ho… - Jama, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Context A recent meta-analysis demonstrated that statin therapy is associated with excess
risk of develo** diabetes mellitus. Objective To investigate whether intensive-dose statin …

Interpretation of the evidence for the efficacy and safety of statin therapy

R Collins, C Reith, J Emberson, J Armitage, C Baigent… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
This Review is intended to help clinicians, patients, and the public make informed decisions
about statin therapy for the prevention of heart attacks and strokes. It explains how the …

Statin-associated side effects

PD Thompson, G Panza, A Zaleski, B Taylor - Journal of the American …, 2016 - jacc.org
Hydroxy-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors or statins are well
tolerated, but associated with various statin-associated symptoms (SAS), including statin …