Response to Letters Regarding Article, “Risks Associated With Statin Therapy: A Systematic Overview of Randomized Clinical Trials” | Zendy

Amir Kashani | Zendy; JoAnne M. Foody | Zendy; Yongfei Wang | Zendy; Harlan M. Krumholz | Zendy; Christopher O. Phillips | Zendy; Sandeep S. Mangalmurti | Zendy; Dennis T. Ko | Zendy

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Response to Letters Regarding Article, “Risks Associated With Statin Therapy: A Systematic Overview of Randomized Clinical Trials”

Author(s) -

Amir Kashani,

JoAnne M. Foody,

Yongfei Wang,

Harlan M. Krumholz,

Christopher O. Phillips,

Sandeep S. Mangalmurti,

Dennis T. Ko

Publication year - 2007

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.107.697227

Subject(s) - medicine , haven , randomized controlled trial , family medicine , alternative medicine , library science , pathology , mathematics , combinatorics , computer science

The letters that address our analysis of risks associated with statin therapy1 raise 2 important points: the generalizability of the data and the excess incidence of myalgias observed with atorvastatin therapy. Although inclusion/exclusion criteria required for clinical trials limit generalizability to patients in clinical …

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