Statin-associated autoimmune myopathy is an exceptionally rare side effect of statin use. Its incidence is not known with certainty, but it is estimated to occur in approximately 2 or 3 of every ...

Statins cause myopathy or a disease of the muscles as a side effect in up to 10% patients receiving the drugs. Myopathy is seen more commonly with higher doses of statins.

Dec 15, 2005. Madison, WI - Myopathy associated with statin use, for which those with renal insufficiency are at particular risk, is generally self-limiting, with a benign clinical outcome, a new ...

While statin myotoxicity is usually self-limited, in some instances statin-exposed subjects can develop an autoimmune myopathy typically characterized by progressive weakness, muscle enzyme elevations ...

Reintroducing Statins Following Statin-Induced Myopathy. Everett Schlam, MD | May 4, 2013 . Mr. S has not had a cardiovascular event but is at high risk for an MI or CVA. Statins are the ...

However, given the prospect of statin–fibrate-associated myopathy, major factors affecting the question of which fibrate to choose in this setting have not been systematically evaluated.

Immune-Mediated Statin Myopathy. Very rarely, a patient whose symptoms persist for more than 2 months off the statin will have an immune-mediated inflammatory myopathy related to statin therapy.

A. There is an underdiagnosed condition called statin-induced autoimmune myopathy (Southern Medical Journal, April 2022). It can take years to show up and can be hard to treat.

Statins, one of the most extensively studied drugs on the planet, taken by tens of millions of Americans alone, have long had a perplexing side effect. Many patients—some 5 percent in clinical ...

The largest case series to date of statin-associated myopathy shows that it is generally self-limiting, with a benign clinical outcome. Reassuringly, more than 80% of patients were tried on a ...

Statin-Induced Myopathy: A Case Review Mr. S, a 57 year old male with a history of type 2 diabetes and hypertension presents to your office with muscle aches of 3 weeks duration.