The Safety of Rosuvastatin as Used in Common Clinical Practice
Author(s) -
Alawi AlsheikhAli,
Marietta S. Ambrose,
Jeffrey T. Kuvin,
Richard H. Karas
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.555482
Subject(s) - rosuvastatin , medicine , rhabdomyolysis , pravastatin , cerivastatin , simvastatin , statin , adverse effect , dyslipidemia , atorvastatin , adverse event reporting system , proteinuria , pharmacology , disease , cholesterol , kidney
Statins are currently the mainstay of dyslipidemia management for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Controversial concerns about the safety of the newly marketed statin rosuvastatin have been raised on the basis of premarketing studies and a few postmarketing reports.
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