Effect of atorvastatin on skeletal muscles of patients with knee osteoarthritis: Post-hoc analysis of a randomised controlled trial

Effect of atorvastatin on skeletal muscles of patients with knee osteoarthritis: Post-hoc analysis of a randomised controlled trial

ObjectivePopulations with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, due to higher prevalence of risk factors including dyslipidaemia, where statins are commonly prescribed. However, the effect of statins on muscles and symptoms in this population is unknown. Thus, th...

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Main Authors: Yuan Z. Lim, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Anita E. Wluka, Graeme Jones, Catherine L. Hill, Andrew B. Forbes, Andrew Tonkin, Sofia Berezovskaya, Lynn Tan, Changhai Ding, Yuanyuan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
statins
osteoarthritis
knee
muscles
myalgia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.939800/full

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