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Are Chronic Pain Syndromes the Reason for Statin-associated Muscle Symptoms?
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Abstract
Statin-induced myalgia is defined as muscle pain without elevation of serum creatine phosphokinase levels and is a well-known complaint among statin users. Chronic pain syndromes affect a high percentage of the population. These pain syndromes may confound the reports of statin-induced myalgia.