Adverse effects of statin therapy: perception vs. the evidence - focus on glucose homeostasis, cognitive, renal and hepatic function, haemorrhagic stroke and cataract

Mach, Francois; Ray, Kausik; Wiklund, Olov; Corsini, Alberto; Catapano, Alberico; Bruckert, Eric; De Backer, Guy; Hegele, Robert; Hovingh, G.; Jacobson, Terry; Krauss, Ronald; Laufs, Ulrich; Leiter, Lawrence; Maerz, Winfried; Nordestgaard, Borge; Raal, Frederick; Roden, Michael; Santos, Raul; Stein, Evan; Stroes, Erik; Thompson, Paul; Tokgozoglu, SADBERK; Vladutiu, Georgirene; Gencer, Baris; Stock, Jane; Ginsberg, Henry; Chapman, M.

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehy182

Adverse effects of statin therapy: perception vs. the evidence - focus on glucose homeostasis, cognitive, renal and hepatic function, haemorrhagic stroke and cataract

Mach F., Ray K. K., Wiklund O., Corsini A., Catapano A. L., Bruckert E., ...More

EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, vol.39, no.27, pp.2526-2543, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Review
Volume: 39 Issue: 27
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy182
Journal Name: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.2526-2543
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aims To objectively appraise evidence for possible adverse effects of long-term statin therapy on glucose homeostasis, cognitive, renal and hepatic function, and risk for haemorrhagic stroke or cataract.