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 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Review
Volume: 39 Issue: 27
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy182
Title of Journal : EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
Page Numbers: pp.2526-2543

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.