Rhadbdomyolysis after coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient receiving simvastatin. 1998

J M Alvarez, and T J Rawdanowicz, and J Goldstein, and T J Rawdanowiz
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Monash Medical Centre, Victoria, Australia.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000789 Angina, Unstable Precordial pain at rest, which may precede a MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. Angina at Rest,Angina, Preinfarction,Myocardial Preinfarction Syndrome,Angina Pectoris, Unstable,Unstable Angina,Angina Pectori, Unstable,Anginas, Preinfarction,Anginas, Unstable,Myocardial Preinfarction Syndromes,Preinfarction Angina,Preinfarction Anginas,Preinfarction Syndrome, Myocardial,Preinfarction Syndromes, Myocardial,Syndrome, Myocardial Preinfarction,Syndromes, Myocardial Preinfarction,Unstable Angina Pectori,Unstable Angina Pectoris,Unstable Anginas
D000960 Hypolipidemic Agents Substances that lower the levels of certain LIPIDS in the BLOOD. They are used to treat HYPERLIPIDEMIAS. Antihyperlipidemic,Antilipemic,Antilipemic Agents,Antilipemic Drug,Hypolipidemic Agent,Hypolipidemic Drug,Antihyperlipemics,Antihyperlipidemics,Antilipemic Drugs,Antilipemics,Hypolipidemic Drugs,Agent, Hypolipidemic,Agents, Antilipemic,Agents, Hypolipidemic,Drug, Antilipemic,Drug, Hypolipidemic,Drugs, Antilipemic,Drugs, Hypolipidemic
D001026 Coronary Artery Bypass Surgical therapy of ischemic coronary artery disease achieved by grafting a section of saphenous vein, internal mammary artery, or other substitute between the aorta and the obstructed coronary artery distal to the obstructive lesion. Aortocoronary Bypass,Bypass, Coronary Artery,Bypass Surgery, Coronary Artery,Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting,Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery,Aortocoronary Bypasses,Artery Bypass, Coronary,Artery Bypasses, Coronary,Bypass, Aortocoronary,Bypasses, Aortocoronary,Bypasses, Coronary Artery,Coronary Artery Bypasses
D012206 Rhabdomyolysis Necrosis or disintegration of skeletal muscle often followed by myoglobinuria. Rhabdomyolyses
D012307 Risk Factors An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent. Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor
D019821 Simvastatin A derivative of LOVASTATIN and potent competitive inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES), which is the rate-limiting enzyme in cholesterol biosynthesis. It may also interfere with steroid hormone production. Due to the induction of hepatic LDL RECEPTORS, it increases breakdown of LDL CHOLESTEROL. MK-733,Synvinolin,Zocor,MK 733,MK733

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