False versus True Statin Intolerance in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease.

Jörn F DopheidePatrick GillmannDavid SpirkMeisam Khorrami BorozadiLuise AdamHeinz Drexel

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)

SI is low in PAD patients (3.1%), with only one quarter fulfilling the criteria of ppSI. The overdiagnosis of SI is related to an underuse of statins and an increased mortality in a short time period.

Keyphrases

peripheral artery disease
cardiovascular disease
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coronary artery disease
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