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Re:The Rise and Fall of Evidence Based Medicine (1998) [pdf] by deltaninenine on Friday June 02, 2023 @12:01AM (#36160876)
Long term damage to liver. You use it long enough your liver will die. But it's too hard to do a causal analysis on this as the timelines are measured in decades.
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Re:The Rise and Fall of Evidence Based Medicine (1998) [pdf] by haldujai on Friday June 02, 2023 @02:29AM (#36161767)
I have never heard of or seen statin-induced cirrhosis practicing in a liver transplant center so if this is real it’s a case report.
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Re:The Rise and Fall of Evidence Based Medicine (1998) [pdf] by deltaninenine on Saturday June 03, 2023 @02:06AM (#36174158)
Google it. Its well known.
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Re:The Rise and Fall of Evidence Based Medicine (1998) [pdf] by haldujai on Saturday June 03, 2023 @06:27AM (#36175354)
“However, the rate of true statin-induced hepatotoxicity is exceedingly low. Moreover, multiple retrospective studies have shown that statins are not only safe for use in patients with cirrhosis, but are also likely beneficial in reducing liver decompensation, hepatocellular carcinoma, infections, and death.”

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6170890/

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