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Adverse effects of statin therapy: perception vs. the evidence - focus on glucose homeostasis, cognitive, renal and hepatic function, haemorrhagic stroke and cataract
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2018-04-27
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Oxford University Press (OUP),2018
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https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy182DOI
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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.A literature search covering 2000-2017 was performed. The Panel critically appraised the data and agreed by consensus on the categorization of reported adverse effects. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and genetic studies show that statin therapy is associated with a modest increase in the risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus (about one per thousand patient-years), generally defined by laboratory findings (glycated haemoglobin ≥6.5); this risk is significantly higher in the metabolic syndrome or prediabetes. Statin treatment does not adversely affect cognitive function, even at very low levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and is not associated with clinically significant deterioration of renal function, or development of cataract. Transient increases in liver enzymes occur in 0.5-2% of patients taking statins but are not clinically relevant; idiosyncratic liver injury due to statins is very rare and causality difficult to prove. The evidence base does not support an increased risk of haemorrhagic stroke in individuals without cerebrovascular disease; a small increase in risk was suggested by the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction of Cholesterol Levels study in subjects with prior stroke but has not been confirmed in the substantive evidence base of RCTs, cohort studies and case-control studies.Long-term statin treatment is remarkably safe with a low risk of clinically relevant adverse effects as defined above; statin-associated muscle symptoms were discussed in a previous Consensus Statement. Importantly, the established cardiovascular benefits of statin therapy far outweigh the risk of adverse effects.
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Ray, Kausik K
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Wiklund, Olov,1943Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för medicin, avdelningen för molekylär och klinisk medicin,Institute of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine(Swepub:gu)xwikol
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Corsini, Alberto
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Catapano, Alberico L
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Bruckert, Eric
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De Backer, Guy
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Hegele, Robert A
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Hovingh, G Kees
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Jacobson, Terry A
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Krauss, Ronald M
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Laufs, Ulrich
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Leiter, Lawrence A
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März, Winfried
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Nordestgaard, Børge G
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Raal, Frederick J
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Roden, Michael
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Santos, Raul D
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Stein, Evan A
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Stroes, Erik S
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Thompson, Paul D
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Tokgözoglu, Lale
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Vladutiu, Georgirene D
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Gencer, Baris
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Stock, Jane K
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Ginsberg, Henry N
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Chapman, M John
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Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för medicin, avdelningen för molekylär och klinisk medicin
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