Statins in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Are They Safe

Background and Aim Although cholesterol levels are elevated in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), most PBC patients are not at increased risk of dying from atherosclerotic heart disease. There is, however, a subgroup, approximately 10%, who have additional disorders of lipid metabolism....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Digestive diseases and sciences 2010-07, Vol.55 (7), p.2086-2088
Hauptverfasser:	Rajab, Murad Abu, Kaplan, Marshall M
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Alanine Transaminase - blood Alanine Transaminase - drug effects Anticholesteremic Agents - adverse effects Anticholesteremic Agents - therapeutic use Azetidines - adverse effects Azetidines - therapeutic use Biliary cirrhosis Biochemistry Biological and medical sciences Cholesterol Cohort Studies Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Drug Administration Schedule Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions Ezetimibe Feeding. Feeding behavior Female Follow-Up Studies Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gastroenterology Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Heart diseases Hepatology Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - adverse effects Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use Liver Liver - drug effects Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary - diagnosis Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary - drug therapy Liver Function Tests Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas Male Medical centers Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Oncology Original Article Other diseases. Semiology Patient satisfaction Pharmacology. Drug treatments Physiological aspects Probability Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment Safety Management Severity of Illness Index Statins Toxicity: digestive system Transplant Surgery Treatment Outcome Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
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