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• Title: Statin Induced Myopathy Presenting As Mechanical Musculoskeletal Pain Observed in Two Chiropractic Patients (Report)
• Author : Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association
• Release Date : January 01, 2010
• Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 240 KB

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Introduction Roughly 10 million Canadians and 106.7 million Americans suffer from hypercholesterolemia. (1,2) As a result, these individuals are at increased risk for atherosclerosis, stroke and heart disease. (1) Current Canadian guidelines recommend lifestyle modifications (Table 1) and statin therapy for the treatment of dyslipidemia and coronary artery disease (CAD). (3) Statins have consistently been shown to reduce cardiovascular related mortality and morbidity through the reduction of low density lipoproteins (LDL). (4-10) This has led to a trend of increased statin usage over the past two decades, represented in Canada whereby usage rates rose from 1.6% in 1994 to 7.8% in 2002. (11) In 2004, approximately 24 million Americans were taking statin medications. (12)

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