Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Do Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms (SAMS) Exist?.- Chapter 3. The Clinical Presentation of SAMS.- Chapter 4. Definitions of SAMS.- Chapter 5. The Patient's Perspective of SAMS.- Chapter 6. Psychosocial, Emotional, and Societal Factors Influencing Perceptions and Experiences of SAMS.- Chapter 7. Prevalence of SAMS in Observational and Clinical Trials.- Chapter 8. Risk factors for SAMS.- Chapter 9. Clinical Trials of Treatments for SAMS.- Chapter 10. Clinical Management of SAMS.- Chapter 11. Effects of Statins on Exercise Performance and Exercise Training.- Chapter 12. Genetic Risk Factors for SAMS.- Chapter 13. The Role of the Mitochondria in SAMS.- Chapter 14. The Role of Energy Metabolism in SAMS.- Chapter 15. Vitamin D and SAMS.- Chapter 16. Coenzyme Q 10 and SAMS.- Chapter 17. Diagnosing SAMS.- Chapter 18. The Clinical and Financial Cost of SAMS.- Chapter19. The Interaction of Statins and Inherited Muscle Disease.- Chapter 20. The Differential Diagnosis of SAMS.- Chapter 21. Statin-Associated Inflammatory Myositis and Other Inflammatory Conditions.- Chapter 22. Managing Statin Rhabdomyolysis.- Chapter 23. Future Directions: Critical Questions and Research Approaches to Improving Understanding and Treatment of SAMS.