Statin and fibrate associed myopathy: study of eight patients

Lipid-lowering drugs have been occasionally associated with neuromuscular symptoms and muscle biopsy changes. We reported the clinical course and the muscle biopsy in eight patients with hyperlipoproteinemia, treated with lipid -lowering drugs (statins/fibrates). Five patients had myalgias while; in...

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Main Authors: Alzira A. Siqueira Carvalho, Ürsula Waleska Poti Lima, Raul Alberto Valiente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2004-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2004000200013&tlng=en