Clinical perspective: statins and the liver--harmful or helpful?

Dig Dis Sci. 2012 Jul;57(7):1754-63. doi: 10.1007/s10620-012-2207-3. Epub 2012 May 12.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / epidemiology*
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Hypercholesterolemia / complications
  • Hypercholesterolemia / drug therapy
  • Liver / drug effects
  • Prevalence
  • United States
  • United States Food and Drug Administration

Substances

  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors