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ReviewExercise and sport sciences reviews2012

Effect of statins on skeletal muscle: exercise, myopathy, and muscle outcomes.

Beth A Parker, Paul D Thompson

Erratum issued 3 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Exercise and sport sciences reviews, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 54 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
54citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
11.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02255682 phase4completedstarted 2015, after this paper: background citation

Living With Statins - The Impact of Cholesterol Lowering Drugs on Health, Lifestyle and Well-being

Ran2015Enrolled35Registered outcomes5Posted comparisons0ConditionsCardiovascular Disease, Diabetes MellitusArmsQ10, simvastatin
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NCT02796378 phase4unknown statusstarted 2016, after this paper: background citation

Living With Statins - The Impact of Cholesterol Lowering Drugs on Health, Lifestyle and Well-being

Ran2016Enrolled30Registered outcomes5Posted comparisons0ConditionsCardiovascular Disease, Diabetes MellitusArmsTraining+Simvastatin-placebo+Q10-placebo, Training+Simvastatin+Q10, Training+Simvastatin+Q10-placebo
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NCT02250677 completednot on this mapstarted 2014, after this paper: background citation

LIFESTAT - Living With Statins, a Cross Sectional Study on the Impact of Cholesterol Lowering Drugs on Health, Lifestyle and Well-being

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity of CopenhagenRan2014 to 2016Enrolled75ConditionsCardiovascular Disease, Diabetes Mellitus
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 118 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Statin-Associated Myopathy: Emphasis on Mechanisms and Targeted Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  18. Dietary Habits and Musculoskeletal Pain in Statin and Red Yeast Rice Users: A Pilot Study.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Beth A ParkerDivision of Cardiology, Henry Low Heart Center, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT 06012, USA. bparker03@harthosp.org
Paul D Thompson
Hartford Hospital · USUniversity of Connecticut · US

Funding

The Effect of Statins on Skeletal Muscle FunctionR01HL081893 · NHLBI · HARTFORD HOSPITAL · PI THOMPSON, PAUL DAVIS · 2007 to 2010
$2.9M
The Effect of High-Dose Atorvastatin on Neuronal Activity and Cognitive FunctionR01HL098085 · NHLBI · HARTFORD HOSPITAL · PI POLK, DONNA, TAYLOR, BETH · 2010 to 2012
$1.2M
CoEnzyme Q10 in Statin MyopathyRC1AT005836 · NCCIH · HARTFORD HOSPITAL · PI THOMPSON, PAUL DAVIS · 2009 to 2010
$865k
NCCIH NIH HHS RC1 AT005836NHLBI NIH HHS 5R01HL081893NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL081893NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL098085NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL098085
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Statins are effective in reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiac events but can produce muscle side effects. We have hypothesized that statin-related muscle complaints are exacerbated by exercise and influenced by factors including mitochondrial dysfunction, membrane disruption, and/or calcium handling. The interaction between statins, exercise, and muscle symptoms may be more effectively diagnosed and treated as rigorous scientific studies accumulate.

Indexed as

ExerciseAnimalsHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMuscle, SkeletalMuscular DiseasesHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors

Identifiers

PMID23000957
PMCPMC3463373
OpenAlexW1972517191

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Registered trials

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.