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Long term damage to liver. You use it long enough your liver will die. But it's too hard to do a causal analysis on this as the timelines are measured in decade
by deltaninenine 3y ago
Long term damage to liver. You use it long enough your liver will die. But it's too hard to do a causal analysis on this as the timelines are measured in decades.
- haldujai 3y agoI have never heard of or seen statin-induced cirrhosis practicing in a liver transplant center so if this is real it’s a case report.
- deltaninenine 3y agoGoogle it. Its well known.
- haldujai 3y ago“However, the rate of true statin-induced hepatotoxicity is exceedingly low. Moreover, multiple retrospective studies have shown that statins are not only safe for use in patients with cirrhosis, but are also likely beneficial in reducing liver decompensation, hepatocellular carcinoma, infections, and death.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6170890/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6170890/