Statin use in patients with non-HMGCR idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: A retrospective study.

Sangmee Sharon BaeBuzand OganesianIlana GolubChristina Charles-Schoeman

Published in: Clinical cardiology (2020)

Statins were well tolerated in patients with non-HMGCR positive IIM. Given the accelerated atherosclerotic risk in IIM patients, further prospective studies of statin safety in IIM patients are warranted.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
cardiovascular disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
type diabetes