Meeting
Abstract Number: 94
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) following cardiac surgery occurs in 30% of cases with 1% requiring dialysis resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (“statins”) have been postulated to be of benefit in this population, however results from existing clinical studies have been inconsistent. Since there is abundance of evidence showing that short-term […]
Abstract Number: 732
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Statins are commonly prescribed medications that reduce cardiovascular disease. Their side effect profile consists of muscle-related adverse effects that are classified into toxic or autoimmune forms. We present a case of statin-induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (SINAM), a recently characterized entity within this spectrum of statin myotoxicity. While rare, it is important to recognize […]