Statin-induced tendon rupture in a patient with high 10-year ASCVD
score; a case report
- Seyed taher Seyyed Mahmoudi,
- Parisa Kianpour,
- Masoud Mortezazadeh,
- shima rafiee,
- reza mourtami,
- abbas mofidi,
- Mohammad Rasekhi SiahkalMahalleh
Parisa Kianpour
clinical pharmacy department, faculty of pharmacy, Tehran university of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Author ProfileMasoud Mortezazadeh
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Author Profilereza mourtami
faculty of pharmacy, Tehran university of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Author ProfileMohammad Rasekhi SiahkalMahalleh
Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine
Author ProfileAbstract
We present 58-year-old man on long-term statin therapy with history of
ischemic heart disease and percutaneous coronary intervention.
Statin-associated tendon rupture is an uncommon clinical presentation
that happened in our case. We review the literature to find the reliable
substitute of statin in such high-risk patients for atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease.