Skeletal myopathy associated with concomitant use of statin and cyclosporin in a heart transplant patient - case report

62-year-old woman after heart transplantation due to congestive heart failure of ischemic origin with history of hyperlipidemia was treated with cyclosporin and statin. Concomitant use of these agents caused clinical and biochemical symptoms of skeletal myopathy. After statin withdrawal the symptoms...

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Published inKardiologia polska (1957) Vol. 57; no. 11; pp. 446 - 447
Main Authors Wolszakiewicz, Jadwiga, Bilińska, Maria, Wołkanin-Bartnik, Jolanta, Piotrowicz, Ryszard
Format Journal Article
LanguagePolish
Published Poland 01.11.2002
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Summary:62-year-old woman after heart transplantation due to congestive heart failure of ischemic origin with history of hyperlipidemia was treated with cyclosporin and statin. Concomitant use of these agents caused clinical and biochemical symptoms of skeletal myopathy. After statin withdrawal the symptoms of myopathy disappeared.
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ISSN:0022-9032