Quels sont les risques des statines ?

Quels sont les risques des statines ?

des myalgies (crampes, raideurs musculaires) ; une myosite générant une symptomatologie plus invalidante liée à une inflammation et une nécrose musculaire ; une rhabdomyolyse qui constitue le tableau le plus sévère avec un risque d'insuffisance rénale.

Quelle alternative pour les statines ?

Pour les patients non répondeurs, intolérants ou traités par des médicaments incompatibles avec les statines, l'ézétimibe, voire la cholestyramine sont des options médicamenteuses alternatives3.

Comment diminuer les statines ?

"Une petite dose de statine peut être associée à l'ézétimibe, ou à un renforcement des mesure diététiques. Ce régime alimentaire devra comprendre notamment des stérols végétaux, des aliments riches en fibres solubles et des amandes", détaille le spécialiste.

Is there still controversy around statins?

• Nearly three years later, controversy continues to swirl around this often misunderstood but highly effective class of medication. A study published in the March 2019 Journal of the American Heart Association reported that more than half of patients eligible for statins do not receive them.

What are the most common statin side effects?

• As with all drugs, statins carry a risk of side effects. The most common is muscle ache or pain. About 10 percent of people on a statin will develop this, although it is usually fairly mild, and it is entirely reversible — without causing damage to the muscle — when the drug is discontinued.

Do statins and the Mediterranean diet increase life expectancy?

• In particular, whether statins actually decrease cardiac mortality and increase life expectancy is controversial. Concurrently, the Mediterranean diet model has been shown to prolong life and reduce the risk of diabetes, cancer, and CHD. We herein review current data related to both statins and the Mediterranean diet.

What happens when a statin is discontinued?

• About 10 percent of people on a statin will develop this, although it is usually fairly mild, and it is entirely reversible — without causing damage to the muscle — when the drug is discontinued. In 1 out of 10,000 cases, a patient on a statin will develop serious pain and muscle damage.